So, I always thought that with an injury like this —the kind that takes forever to heal — I was just going to get very depressed and not be secluded in my apartment without a life. I mean, technically this is what's happening but I am actually taking some time to appreciate certain things. I am reading a lot of things —mostly ballet— which is creating a different perspective on my view of the world of dance, it's teachers, directors and of course us the dancers.
I've traveled —thanks to the help of some friends— to see some shows. Just a couple of weeks ago I went to see Sarasota Ballet do a triple bill that included McMillan's Concerto, Sir Peter Wright's Summertide, and Ashton's Marguerite and Armand. A truly amazing evening I must say. Few companies in America get to do productions with these ballets and I love that Sarasota Ballet has been trying for the past couple of years to bring this old ballets back to live. It gives me such joy that there's people that care so much for the tradition.
I feel like that's one of the reason why I love going to Copenhagen during my summer lay off to dance with the Royal Danish Ballet, their respect and love for the tradition. If it wasn't for that, they would have not been able to preserve one of their most cherished things, which is the Bournonville style tradition.
Appart from this, of course I have been trying to stay active. Thank god for my pilates instructor that works with me as much as I need it, so I can keep —somehow— in shape. The doctor said I could do anything that doesn't require weight bearing and pointing and flexing my feet. So at least I can work on my legs a little bit and for sure my upper body and my back, as well as keeping myself flexible.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Dealing with a broken sesamoid as a ballet dancer
How do you face a serious injury? What can you tell yourself that is going to make the time more worth it and shorter in your head? What do you invest the time on when your doctor tells you not to bear any weight on your foot?
This has been my life for the past 3 weeks and it's already driving me crazy. At first I was going back to rehearsals because we are rehearsing for a production we will be doing around February of next year so I needed to learn choreography. But a few days I went back to the doctor - thinking that I was going to have a date that I would be coming back or at least some kind of good news - but unfortunately he asked me to be off my foot as much as I could.
I have a fractured interior sesamoid bone on my right foot, and of course I have been reading a lot about this little bone that I didn't know it existed. Every single story, including those of closer friends of mine -dancers- that have had this injury are not very re-comforting. People tend to come back too early and go back on the same pain path. That's why if the doctor asks me to be completely off my foot, I will because I want to get back to dancing as soon as possible.
I am actually doing a lot of things that are suppose to help with fractures. I am drinking at least one pot a day of a mix of comfrey leaf, horsetail leaf and devil's claw root tea.
I am also using some moxibustion techniques around the affected area, because I read that sesamoid bone injuries take much more time to heal because they don't get a lot of blood flow (like your meniscus), so using this creates high temperatures and increases the blood flow.
I am also meditating to certain frequencies that are suppose to help with bone regenaration. - I am seriously doing everything I read that can help, I don't really know if it helps or not but at this point I don't care, at least it kills some time of my day- Doing nothing isn't one of my favorite things.
The doctor said I could do any kind of exercise that didn't require any kind of weight on my foot, so some pilates exercises on the floor, with some balls, and some upper body weights will might do to stay in shape. I also asked about swimming and I am allowed to do that too. I just think it looks a bit stupid if I walk into the gym with crutches, don't you think?
Anyway, if any of you that are reading this have any kind of experience with this injury and would like to give me some advice, I would be much appreciated,
This has been my life for the past 3 weeks and it's already driving me crazy. At first I was going back to rehearsals because we are rehearsing for a production we will be doing around February of next year so I needed to learn choreography. But a few days I went back to the doctor - thinking that I was going to have a date that I would be coming back or at least some kind of good news - but unfortunately he asked me to be off my foot as much as I could.
I have a fractured interior sesamoid bone on my right foot, and of course I have been reading a lot about this little bone that I didn't know it existed. Every single story, including those of closer friends of mine -dancers- that have had this injury are not very re-comforting. People tend to come back too early and go back on the same pain path. That's why if the doctor asks me to be completely off my foot, I will because I want to get back to dancing as soon as possible.
I am actually doing a lot of things that are suppose to help with fractures. I am drinking at least one pot a day of a mix of comfrey leaf, horsetail leaf and devil's claw root tea.
I am also using some moxibustion techniques around the affected area, because I read that sesamoid bone injuries take much more time to heal because they don't get a lot of blood flow (like your meniscus), so using this creates high temperatures and increases the blood flow.
I am also meditating to certain frequencies that are suppose to help with bone regenaration. - I am seriously doing everything I read that can help, I don't really know if it helps or not but at this point I don't care, at least it kills some time of my day- Doing nothing isn't one of my favorite things.
The doctor said I could do any kind of exercise that didn't require any kind of weight on my foot, so some pilates exercises on the floor, with some balls, and some upper body weights will might do to stay in shape. I also asked about swimming and I am allowed to do that too. I just think it looks a bit stupid if I walk into the gym with crutches, don't you think?
Anyway, if any of you that are reading this have any kind of experience with this injury and would like to give me some advice, I would be much appreciated,
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