Re: One year anniversary musings - Sock and Handball musings

[Guest guest]

Alan,

I was using the same left foot under right sock trick. And I was

using it to put on knee high soccer socks! Some fun as you pray that

the sock heel and your heel will actually coincide.

Just curious - one wall, three wall or four wall handball and where?

Grew up playing one wall blackball in Coney Island and Brighton

Beach, NY during 60's . Steve Sandler who was US one wall champ at

time played there and Vic Hershkowitz who was four wall champ during

late 50's and early 60's also played there. Sandler used to play many

people for money just using his left backhand (weak hand). Moved to

upstate NY where there was only racquetball. At risk of offending

some, bit of a wuss game compared to whacking a blackball with two

hands and diving for shots on concrete.

Ed

C+ Bilateral 2/23-3/01/04 Dr. Mont

> > > >

> > > > Hi Alan,

> > > > Great descriptions of the disabilities and limitation we all

> face

> > > in

> > > > our daily lives. My experience fits yours exactly to

the 'T'.

> I

> > > > can't wait to use my right hip to push up and off, cut my

> > toenails

> > > on

> > > > my right foot without looking like Houdini, and having my

> > shoelaces

> > > > on my right foot never being tight. Its the little things in

> > life

> > > we

> > > > give up in life as a result of this disease that most easily

> > > > forgotten. Thanks for helping me remember why I am doing

this.

> > > > Regards,

> > > > Dr. Mark

> > > > > Curious, isn't it, how the small changes forced by pain and

> > > reduced

> > > > > mobility/flexibility become a part of our lives so subtly

> that

> > we

> > > > > barely notice?

> > > > >

> > > > > From my own experience (and I'm still waiting for insurance

> > word

> > > on

> > > > > my resurf future): 1)I trim my left toenails as rarely as I

> > can,

> > > > > because reaching that foot is damned near impossible, and

> > > extremely

> > > > > painful. 2) Some time ago, and I'm not sure quite when, I

> > stopped

> > > > > simply standing up from a chair...or just sitting down. I

> push

> > > off

> > > > > with the upper body to get up...and ease myself into a

> sitting

> > > > > position, using the arms to reduce the weight load on the

> hip.

> > 3)

> > > > > About a year ago, I stopped buying any shoes that weren't

> slip-

> > > on;

> > > > > but that only happened after a few years of watching the

> knots

> > in

> > > > my

> > > > > left shoe laces migrate from the center of the shoe (where

> > > they're

> > > > > supposed to be) over to mid-body. The last few months I

wore

> > > shoes

> > > > > with laces, it looked like I was drunk when I tied my

shoes.

> > But

> > > I

> > > > > finally gave up on lace-up shoes because it hurt too much

to

> > > reach

> > > > my

> > > > > left foot.

> > > > >

> > > > > Congratulations, Ruth. Wondering how many of the small

> changes

> > > you

> > > > > may have noticed...and how many of them are leaving your

life

> > as

> > > > you

> > > > > get more used to being painfree.

> > > > >

> > > > > Alan

[Guest guest]

Ed...

Another of the small ROM accommodations I made was to wear the

quarter-top socks for handball (they just come to the ankle), and

always made sure to buy the ones with the gold toe and vertical

ribbing so I had some alignment guides once I got the sock over the

toes.

For me, since I started late (37) and had unhappy knees from 20 years

of basketball... Only indoor four wall. I played very briefly in a

Catholic seminary high school in the early '60's...three-wall,

blackball...gloves occasionally. Didn't play seriously until

about '86. Don't get me started on why it is " the perfect game " .

Blue ball now... lighter, more bounce, greater co-efficient of

return, faster than the blackball and easier on the hands. Even

handball players are wussier than they used to be. Men were men in

those days. Sandler and Herskowitz are still mentioned often in

handball magazines and instructionals.

One wall handball, as I've played it twice or three times, can be

much more like a contact sport. There are very few " hinders " . It

allows and requires many fewer shots, but because of the reduced

target area, it requires much great precision in the shots.

As to racqetball. It's essentially a game that came out the

late '60's/early 70's. Many more handball courts than handball

players in those days, so court owners needed something easier to

pick up and more appealing to women. (Because it needs both hands,

hanball takes years to get right. That non-dominant hand takes a lot

of training) They essentially blended tennis and handball. As far as

I'm concerned (and I do admit bias here)...everybody lost.

There you go... you go me started on handball. I'll bore the world

if I continue...so...I go...

Alan

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi Alan,

> > > > > Great descriptions of the disabilities and limitation we

all

> > face

> > > > in

> > > > > our daily lives. My experience fits yours exactly to

> the 'T'.

> > I

> > > > > can't wait to use my right hip to push up and off, cut my

> > > toenails

> > > > on

> > > > > my right foot without looking like Houdini, and having my

> > > shoelaces

> > > > > on my right foot never being tight. Its the little things

in

> > > life

> > > > we

> > > > > give up in life as a result of this disease that most

easily

> > > > > forgotten. Thanks for helping me remember why I am doing

> this.

> > > > > Regards,

> > > > > Dr. Mark

> > > > > > Curious, isn't it, how the small changes forced by pain

and

> > > > reduced

> > > > > > mobility/flexibility become a part of our lives so subtly

> > that

> > > we

> > > > > > barely notice?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > From my own experience (and I'm still waiting for

insurance

> > > word

> > > > on

> > > > > > my resurf future): 1)I trim my left toenails as rarely as

I

> > > can,

> > > > > > because reaching that foot is damned near impossible, and

> > > > extremely

> > > > > > painful. 2) Some time ago, and I'm not sure quite when, I

> > > stopped

> > > > > > simply standing up from a chair...or just sitting down.

I

> > push

> > > > off

> > > > > > with the upper body to get up...and ease myself into a

> > sitting

> > > > > > position, using the arms to reduce the weight load on the

> > hip.

> > > 3)

> > > > > > About a year ago, I stopped buying any shoes that weren't

> > slip-

> > > > on;

> > > > > > but that only happened after a few years of watching the

> > knots

> > > in

> > > > > my

> > > > > > left shoe laces migrate from the center of the shoe

(where

> > > > they're

> > > > > > supposed to be) over to mid-body. The last few months I

> wore

> > > > shoes

> > > > > > with laces, it looked like I was drunk when I tied my

> shoes.

> > > But

> > > > I

> > > > > > finally gave up on lace-up shoes because it hurt too much

> to

> > > > reach

> > > > > my

> > > > > > left foot.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Congratulations, Ruth. Wondering how many of the small

> > changes

> > > > you

> > > > > > may have noticed...and how many of them are leaving your

> life

> > > as

> > > > > you

> > > > > > get more used to being painfree.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Alan

[Guest guest]

i am soooo soorry for u i am sure thatt every thing will go just fine if u pray

2 god and believe that he is the one true god that maybe i have encouraged u 2

believe in him

i am a very good christian and i attend church a christian church and since i

believe in god and the one and only god i think that he will help me through the

whole entire thing and i know he will always be there for me

i mean u can have whatever religion u want but this is the main pathway to be in

good hands at all times even if something goes wrong the one and only god is

there for u and everyone else in the worldAlan Ray redace_us@...> wrote:

Ed...

Another of the small ROM accommodations I made was to wear the

quarter-top socks for handball (they just come to the ankle), and

always made sure to buy the ones with the gold toe and vertical

ribbing so I had some alignment guides once I got the sock over the

toes.

For me, since I started late (37) and had unhappy knees from 20 years

of basketball... Only indoor four wall. I played very briefly in a

Catholic seminary high school in the early '60's...three-wall,

blackball...gloves occasionally. Didn't play seriously until

about '86. Don't get me started on why it is " the perfect game " .

Blue ball now... lighter, more bounce, greater co-efficient of

return, faster than the blackball and easier on the hands. Even

handball players are wussier than they used to be. Men were men in

those days. Sandler and Herskowitz are still mentioned often in

handball magazines and instructionals.

One wall handball, as I've played it twice or three times, can be

much more like a contact sport. There are very few " hinders " . It

allows and requires many fewer shots, but because of the reduced

target area, it requires much great precision in the shots.

As to racqetball. It's essentially a game that came out the

late '60's/early 70's. Many more handball courts than handball

players in those days, so court owners needed something easier to

pick up and more appealing to women. (Because it needs both hands,

hanball takes years to get right. That non-dominant hand takes a lot

of training) They essentially blended tennis and handball. As far as

I'm concerned (and I do admit bias here)...everybody lost.

There you go... you go me started on handball. I'll bore the world

if I continue...so...I go...

Alan

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi Alan,

> > > > > Great descriptions of the disabilities and limitation we

all

> > face

> > > > in

> > > > > our daily lives. My experience fits yours exactly to

> the 'T'.

> > I

> > > > > can't wait to use my right hip to push up and off, cut my

> > > toenails

> > > > on

> > > > > my right foot without looking like Houdini, and having my

> > > shoelaces

> > > > > on my right foot never being tight. Its the little things

in

> > > life

> > > > we

> > > > > give up in life as a result of this disease that most

easily

> > > > > forgotten. Thanks for helping me remember why I am doing

> this.

> > > > > Regards,

> > > > > Dr. Mark

> > > > > > Curious, isn't it, how the small changes forced by pain

and

> > > > reduced

> > > > > > mobility/flexibility become a part of our lives so subtly

> > that

> > > we

> > > > > > barely notice?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > From my own experience (and I'm still waiting for

insurance

> > > word

> > > > on

> > > > > > my resurf future): 1)I trim my left toenails as rarely as

I

> > > can,

> > > > > > because reaching that foot is damned near impossible, and

> > > > extremely

> > > > > > painful. 2) Some time ago, and I'm not sure quite when, I

> > > stopped

> > > > > > simply standing up from a chair...or just sitting down.

I

> > push

> > > > off

> > > > > > with the upper body to get up...and ease myself into a

> > sitting

> > > > > > position, using the arms to reduce the weight load on the

> > hip.

> > > 3)

> > > > > > About a year ago, I stopped buying any shoes that weren't

> > slip-

> > > > on;

> > > > > > but that only happened after a few years of watching the

> > knots

> > > in

> > > > > my

> > > > > > left shoe laces migrate from the center of the shoe

(where

> > > > they're

> > > > > > supposed to be) over to mid-body. The last few months I

> wore

> > > > shoes

> > > > > > with laces, it looked like I was drunk when I tied my

> shoes.

> > > But

> > > > I

> > > > > > finally gave up on lace-up shoes because it hurt too much

> to

> > > > reach

> > > > > my

> > > > > > left foot.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Congratulations, Ruth. Wondering how many of the small

> > changes

> > > > you

> > > > > > may have noticed...and how many of them are leaving your

> life

> > > as

> > > > > you

> > > > > > get more used to being painfree.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Alan

[Guest guest]

i am soooo soorry for u i am sure thatt every thing will go just fine if u pray

2 god and believe that he is the one true god that maybe i have encouraged u 2

believe in him

i am a very good christian and i attend church a christian church and since i

believe in god and the one and only god i think that he will help me through the

whole entire thing and i know he will always be there for me

i mean u can have whatever religion u want but this is the main pathway to be in

good hands at all times even if something goes wrong the one and only god is

there for u and everyone else in the worldAlan Ray redace_us@...> wrote:

Ed...

Another of the small ROM accommodations I made was to wear the

quarter-top socks for handball (they just come to the ankle), and

always made sure to buy the ones with the gold toe and vertical

ribbing so I had some alignment guides once I got the sock over the

toes.

For me, since I started late (37) and had unhappy knees from 20 years

of basketball... Only indoor four wall. I played very briefly in a

Catholic seminary high school in the early '60's...three-wall,

blackball...gloves occasionally. Didn't play seriously until

about '86. Don't get me started on why it is " the perfect game " .

Blue ball now... lighter, more bounce, greater co-efficient of

return, faster than the blackball and easier on the hands. Even

handball players are wussier than they used to be. Men were men in

those days. Sandler and Herskowitz are still mentioned often in

handball magazines and instructionals.

One wall handball, as I've played it twice or three times, can be

much more like a contact sport. There are very few " hinders " . It

allows and requires many fewer shots, but because of the reduced

target area, it requires much great precision in the shots.

As to racqetball. It's essentially a game that came out the

late '60's/early 70's. Many more handball courts than handball

players in those days, so court owners needed something easier to

pick up and more appealing to women. (Because it needs both hands,

hanball takes years to get right. That non-dominant hand takes a lot

of training) They essentially blended tennis and handball. As far as

I'm concerned (and I do admit bias here)...everybody lost.

There you go... you go me started on handball. I'll bore the world

if I continue...so...I go...

Alan

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi Alan,

> > > > > Great descriptions of the disabilities and limitation we

all

> > face

> > > > in

> > > > > our daily lives. My experience fits yours exactly to

> the 'T'.

> > I

> > > > > can't wait to use my right hip to push up and off, cut my

> > > toenails

> > > > on

> > > > > my right foot without looking like Houdini, and having my

> > > shoelaces

> > > > > on my right foot never being tight. Its the little things

in

> > > life

> > > > we

> > > > > give up in life as a result of this disease that most

easily

> > > > > forgotten. Thanks for helping me remember why I am doing

> this.

> > > > > Regards,

> > > > > Dr. Mark

> > > > > > Curious, isn't it, how the small changes forced by pain

and

> > > > reduced

> > > > > > mobility/flexibility become a part of our lives so subtly

> > that

> > > we

> > > > > > barely notice?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > From my own experience (and I'm still waiting for

insurance

> > > word

> > > > on

> > > > > > my resurf future): 1)I trim my left toenails as rarely as

I

> > > can,

> > > > > > because reaching that foot is damned near impossible, and

> > > > extremely

> > > > > > painful. 2) Some time ago, and I'm not sure quite when, I

> > > stopped

> > > > > > simply standing up from a chair...or just sitting down.

I

> > push

> > > > off

> > > > > > with the upper body to get up...and ease myself into a

> > sitting

> > > > > > position, using the arms to reduce the weight load on the

> > hip.

> > > 3)

> > > > > > About a year ago, I stopped buying any shoes that weren't

> > slip-

> > > > on;

> > > > > > but that only happened after a few years of watching the

> > knots

> > > in

> > > > > my

> > > > > > left shoe laces migrate from the center of the shoe

(where

> > > > they're

> > > > > > supposed to be) over to mid-body. The last few months I

> wore

> > > > shoes

> > > > > > with laces, it looked like I was drunk when I tied my

> shoes.

> > > But

> > > > I

> > > > > > finally gave up on lace-up shoes because it hurt too much

> to

> > > > reach

> > > > > my

> > > > > > left foot.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Congratulations, Ruth. Wondering how many of the small

> > changes

> > > > you

> > > > > > may have noticed...and how many of them are leaving your

> life

> > > as

> > > > > you

> > > > > > get more used to being painfree.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Alan