#handstand training

So I see my physical therapist on Monday, but right now, based on the descriptions I had of my rib injury three weeks ago, the working theory is that I actually fully dislocated my rib instead of a simple subluxation. It’s still unstable and causing acute sharp pain, probably because I keep aggravating it trying to do aerial work and floor based dance. I’ve cancelled out of my remaining classes for the week and I’m sticking with light body weight training until I’ve discussed a treatment plan with my PT. The 6-8 week recovery time recommended by one of my dance instructors is looking more and more realistic which means I need to gauge if I will be safe to perform in October or if it’s a better idea to drop out and focus on healing properly before the performance season starts in earnest in November. To say I’m frustrated is an understatement. This is the most severe injury I’ve dealt with to date and lengthy recovery times that prevent me from training aerially are not something I’m used to. If this is the case, I’m going to see if there’s a way I can safely train the muscles needed for aerial inversions and what not so that I don’t lose too much by the time I return. Handbalancing does cause some discomfort, but I feel like it’s possible I can continue doing it if I avoid shapes that use too much of the torso. Hopefully the discomfort I’m feeling is tightness from the area getting inflamed with the initial trauma. Because then it’s just a game of mobilizing and monitoring for sharp pain. So anyways, that’s my current life update. Here’s to hoping that this is a quicker recovery than I’m anticipating.

I’ve been getting increasing elbow pain during bent arm conditioning and I found a TikTok hint on how to doing assisted push-ups with resistance bands. I’m not sure if it was the decreased load or the bands stabilizing the elbow pathway, but I just popped out 30 push-ups at the end of my handbalancing training without any pain. This was a sliver of happiness that I desperately needed