Gym, with Emilie

I had a good session last night. I walked in not sure how it would work, because some of the muscles in my thighs (sort of at the fold between leg and torso) were sore enough that taking full-length steps was uncomfortable. I told Emilie about that, and my guess about cause (jumping onto the hip adduction machine after weeks without), and she had me use the foam roller, and then do some stretches, and it helped a lot.

Then, we did a bunch of the usual stuff, including balance work, and she was talking about my hyoid bone. I think the idea is that if I focus there, I can shift the position of my head and neck in beneficial ways. This seems a little odd, but some other odd-seeming things she's had me do have worked.

Emilie was also talking in terms of getting the shoulder to stop hurting, which would be a pleasant surprise: I am not counting on it. (This is my right shoulder, which has old rotator cuff damage/issues, that hurt unpredictably but annoyingly often.(

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And a bit of the same rolling out of IT band and stretching, and a few other bits, this evening.