deliane
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Mar 16, 2004, 10:36 AM
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to nurture/heal a broken ankle...............
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dear all, I broke my left ankle (4 fractures to the lateral malleolus of the fibula) in Dec, 2003. my cast has been off for 6 weeks. and I can walk again.. not quickly..
I have been going to traditional (non-yogic) physical therapy but that ends soon.. and I am eager to begin yoga again--
the doctor says I will have no problem with "strength" once the bones have knit- but that flexibility will require a great deal of work because of a slight thickening of the bone and scar tissue-
I have just started doing these 2 asanas daily:
1) child's pose- my left foot no longer rests on the floor in this asana but I stay in it for a little while, big toes touching..
2) virasana- sitting on 3 entire NY phone books... sigh
but it's a beginning !
I would be enormously grateful to hear from some serious Iyengar yogis who have had the experience of working through a serious injury.. or guided a student through one.. or who simply have profound ankle wisdom to impart ! : )
just "sound" ankle wisdom would be just fine.............. : )
thanks again.. looking forward to using this site !
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