I've been going to physical therapy for ongoing pain in my legs, mostly when I'm standing still, working in the kitchen, shopping... Apparently it stems from my lower back and thankfully, not from some spreading of cancer cells! It hasn't stopped me from exercising because it doesn't hurt when I'm moving at all.
This week the physical therapy took me to a new extreme. I have to admit, I've had a lot of different things done to my body during this whole cancer thing. But plunging....with a plunger, just like the one you use to unplug your toilet??? You've got to be kidding?
That's exactly what they did to me. It was wild and it hurt like hell. But they say it works. First they apply some oil to your skin, then the plunger grabs onto your leg or back...or whatever... and the therapist rolls it around as it's sucking your skin up. It makes you want to scream, which I did. It leaves suction marks on your skin. And you can bruise up, so you've got to ice the area afterward. But it's supposed to loosen the muscle from any skin or scar tissue that is hampering movement or causing pain.
I suppose if it works, it might be a good thing for those who've had surgery and scar tissue develops and tightens the area up. Gee, that's what happened to one of my breasts after my implants were put in. I had to have surgery to have the scar tissue removed. I wonder if the plastic surgeon could have used the "plunger" method? I'll have to ask next time I see him!
I hope this works on my legs. I sure as hell don't want to have to do it again!
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