[Tango-L] Dancing after accident

[Keith]

Anna,

Discussing Tango on-line is one thing, but asking for medical advice would seem to be something else. 
You need to talk to your doctor and get a good physiotherapist.  I'm now almost recovered from recent
knee surgery for a torn meniscus. One thing I learned is, try to accelerate the heailing process and you 
may do more harm that good. Having said all that, I would certainly recommend a good accupuncturist 
if you have one in your area. Not always guaranteed, but I've had amazing results in the past. One time
in BsAs, I stepped in a pot-hole and wrecked my ankle. The hospital strapped it up, gave me a walking 
stick and said it would be at least 6 weeks before I could dance again. My Tango teacher introduced 
me to his Korean accupuncturist who, with daily treatments, had me dancing in less than a week - and 
then for hours every day. Accupuncture treatment was still needed every few days as the pain returned.

Good Luck.

Keith, HK


 On Tue Mar  4 20:44 , desdelasnubes at web.de sent:

>Dear list,
>
>last week I had an accident. It happened in the early morning after a most wonderful memorable night of dancing.
>The next morning I almost hit a speedy car that suddenly crossed my pedestrian way. 
>Now I can but hop on one leg with the help of crutches. I can't walk the stairs.
>The ligaments of the ankle joint are torn. I won't be able to dance for weeks. 
>I wondered whether those of you, who might have experienced  
>an accident could give me an advice what kind of workout I could do with my injured leg to avoid 
>amyotrophia and to support convalescence, so that I can go dancing again soon.
>
>Helpful advices will very much appreciated and you can write to me off list ;)
>
>Thank you in advance
>
>Anna
>
>
>
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