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Author Topic: aggressive stretching while lengthening can ruin alignment?  (Read 542 times)

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lovinglonglegs

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Can aggressive stretching while lengthening ruin leg alignment?
especially when with precice.
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Medium Drink Of Water

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Re: aggressive stretching while lengthening can ruin alignment?
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2023, 02:02:50 AM »

I saw a guy who pulled his fibula out of alignment that way.
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Re: aggressive stretching while lengthening can ruin alignment?
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2023, 02:08:51 AM »

I saw a guy who pulled his fibula out of alignment that way.
Yikes! That's something to avoid. What stretch was he doing that caused fibula to move? I thought locking screws at top and bottom held it in place relative to Tibia?
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Re: aggressive stretching while lengthening can ruin alignment?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2023, 02:17:40 AM »

Yeah I think he yanked on one of them too hard.  Not sure what stretch was responsible; he had an extensive routine.
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Re: aggressive stretching while lengthening can ruin alignment?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2023, 05:22:55 AM »

The logical approach to this potential problem, or any other, is...Do exactly what your physical therapist and Doctor tell you to do.

As long as you didn't go to a butcher, the surgical team has your best interests in mind, and if something goes wrong it can be fixed.
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