Learning to walk down stairs
Hello everyone (^^)
It's weather that makes you sweat a little today 💦
This time, it'smy personal story(~o~)
Actually, I couldn't walk down stairs very well 💦
Oh, this isn't about when I was a toddler, but a story from just a few years ago (^^)
...I'm in my late 40sthough 💦
I've forgotten since what age it started, but
actually, I had a problem with my legs, and I couldn't walk well or go up and down stairs (^_^;)
I would walk at a fast pace
Since I would lose my balance if I walked slowly, it felt like I was walking using thegyro effect...
When going up stairs, I would lose my balance forward and fall (=_=)
When going down stairs, my legs wouldn't move, so I would descend in a very clumsy way (-_-;) So, I had to hold onto the handrail and go up and down slowly, or I would fall 💦
If I was careful about the above, daily movements were fine, but...
Well, people around me would give me bitter smiles...
I was still in my late teens at the time, after all (-_-;)
Actually, there was a sad incident too (TT)
I got off a train at a certain station and was walking down the stairs when
"You're in the way!"
I was hit from behind with something like a stick...
Well, I lost my balance from the surprise and fell,
luckily it was a landing, so I didn't tumble down,
but when I turned around, guess who it was!!
An old man with a cane
What stunned me a little at that moment was
thinking, 'If you use a cane, you should understand the struggle I have with my legs!'
and
the"way people around me looked at me"
From an outsider's perspective,"an old man with a cane" and "a young person"
"The young person is at fault"
must have been how it looked...
In fact, the person who stepped in to stop it was clearly protecting the old man,
...well, after we talked it out, the person who stepped in understood, and the old man went away...
It was a very sad event (TT)
Since I was already working in the nursing care industry at the time, this incident has stayed with me even more (@_@)
By the way, I was receiving treatment back then too
…well, the cause was unknown, and doctors and rehabilitation specialists kept telling me everywhere
“Let's build some muscle.”
…Yes! I did muscle training!!
※ Click here for the story about muscle training 👉
At the time, I only knew about hospital treatments, but an acquaintance introduced me to other therapies, and I tried them with a“clutching at straws”feeling 👀
Come to think of it, perhaps this was when I first became interested in the path of clinical treatment 👀
Even so, I never really felt like I had “improved” (TT)
acupuncture, exercise therapy, chiropractic, aromatherapy, psychotherapy, some slightly suspicious therapies
and so on, I tried many things...
In the midst of that, I met someone who used a completely different approach
“Huh, I never thought of it that way.”
“So that can also be a factor (in poor health)?”
and in a way, I was shocked (^_^;)
Well, that was the first encounter that decided my path as a practitioner (^^)
So, as for my legs, which were the main concern...
I think they have changed quite a bitP(^μ^)q
I became able to walk slowlyand
I became able to go down the stairs without holding onto the handrail…I still hold on when going up
It's not perfect yet, but every day I feel that“my body is returning to its original state”(^^)
Actually, I had given up
It didn't hinder my daily life that much
I could walk for about 3 hours normally
and there were escalators and elevators for stairs
But as my body returned to its original state,
・I can match my partner's pace
・I can walk slowly while looking at the scenery
isa very happy thing (^^)
A friend who has since passed away also told me in their later years,
“It's become quieter when you push the wheelchair.”
Perhaps it means that because I gained some ease in my body,I also gained some ease in my mind(^^)
Even now, I never fail to receive treatments from my mentors and seniors, and I continue my daily chair-axis exercises and physical training
For my current self,
For my future self,
The greatest asset is health,so I want to cherish it (^^)
And here is the website for my studio (*^_^*)
We accept home visits, clinic visits, and instructor dispatches👐
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