Two Walking Sticks and Mall #6

I met my prosthesist Jerald today at the Maine Mall to do some walking and he wasn't too happy with me for the following reasons. I used my cane and evidently I was circumducting my artificial leg while I walked rather than walking through on it. The second reason he was upset was that I was moving my upper body too much as I walked. How? by rotating my shoulders which, according to Jerald, I was doing to propel my legs forward. By doing this, Jerald says I am making walking much more difficult than it has to be.

About a week or so ago, my father bought two long walking sticks which he brought to Mall with us. After Jerald see me walk with the cane and without it, he said let's give the walking sticks a try. As I did this my form and gate improved dramatically!!!!! I was walking through with my artificial leg and the circumducting cease to exist; moreover my shoulders didn't move at all with the two walking sticks. It is kind of ironic for I didn't really put that much pressure on either one of the sticks. Especially on the left stick which just was basically touching the ground. Jerald maintains that I have walked wrong for so long that it is going to take some time to train my brain and my body the proper way to walk. He didn't say it, but I could kind of tell he is more concerned with training the brain than the body in terms of being more of challenge. He now wants me to walk correctly with the walking sticks for 30 minutes/day. Is he nuts??? Well yes I can now do it in terms of my wind since quitting butts a month ago, but walking is tiresome. Oh stop female dogging and moaning James.

Fox Run Mall

I guess I was getting bored walking at the Maine Mall.......not really but from what I can gather, my prosthesit(Jerald) has been busy, so I decided to go walk the Fox Run Mall. I think it was more difficult for a myriad of reasons. It was a longer walk. I walked with Cindy and unlike Jerald, she wouldn't let me sit and rest when I wanted to. The third reason it was more arduous for me is that I have quit smoking. It is like day 12 now and no cheating whatsoever BUT it makes me a little more quick tempered. Hopefully this will end soon. I think that my prosthesist and doctors will be happy. Accoding to Cindy I walked well.