https://www.verywell.com/flexor-tendon-sheath-infections-2549402


This is not my hand, but may as well be. I could not get a picture of the palm due to my inability to hold the phone like that currently.

Oh wow, good luck. Mine is not swollen like that. Knuckle is lil fatter, just notice trying to wedge my ring on.

I hope it's not serious. Mine is tender on the inside of the knuckle...inside of finger in the crease.

That's where it will usually start...that's what I'm saying. If you notice any more swelling, especially if it's uniform, get to a doctor that day and get it looked at. A hand infection can be deadly. It's a staph infection, and there isn't a lot of blood flow to that area, so depending on how far along the infection is, they will do IV antibiotics....then incise and drain the infection.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! I will keep an eye on it. I have boney fingers with fat knuckles, so it will be noticeable. You do have my attention though!! I need my digits!

Best of luck to you!!

Gotta streeeeetch that back pain out!

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Lower back pain is kicking my tail, and reducing my workout efforts. I wonder if it's not just muscle spasms, but more in the actual spine; it's probably both.

My chair, mattress, truck seat, restaurant booths, what is the culprit? It could be anything...shoes?

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Lifting anything bulky? It gets my lower back to act up.

Could be as simple as keeping a wallet in your back pocket...could be you're not activating your glutes when lifting. Could be an abdominal issue. Way too many possibilities...

I quit carrying my wallet in my back right pocket and now I carry my cell phone there and I can tell it's messing me up...yeah, I sit on the phone too. I can really tel when I sit on my bike saddle (seat)...my butt bone feels flat on the right side...left is not.

Does that seem logical? Can it be fixed? I had been told one leg is longer.

If you are lacking gluteal muscles (no butt), it could be aggravating the bursa on your hip, it could be throwing off your pelvis enough to screw everything else up. In short, yes...As far as your leg being shorter than the other, that is something I have heard a lot of chiropractors say...RARELY is it an accurate statement. I mean, are they actually measuring your femur, tibia, and fibula on each leg? Are you bone on bone in one knee while the other one has the perfect amount of cartilage? Usually if one hip is up higher than the other, it's a muscular issue, and quite often, it's something to do with a hamstring, or one of the muscles (or ligaments or tendons) located in the pelvic region. Unless you have had knee replacement surgery, or something else where the bone, or cartilage, was somehow lessened, I doubt you have one leg shorter than the other.

Can it be fixed? That depends on what it is. If it's a bursa issue, anti-inflammatory medications, and/or icing the area regularly, can help get the bursa sac to calm down...working out and focusing on the gluteals and core muscles will also help in most cases. It can also be helped by the resetting of the muscles in the area, assuming there isn't a tear, or some other cause as I've mentioned earlier.

Oh, and quit carrying things in your back pocket and then sitting on them...Think of a house foundation. If one side is lower than the other, then you're going to start having issues like doors sticking, windows that won't open, cracks in the walls and ceiling, etc. Same thing with the human body. Your feet, calves and glutes are your foundation. If you're throwing one side off, then everything above it will be thrown out of symmetry.

My back still hurts, and I dont' if it's spine or muscle related, but probably muscle

What's your take on exercising with pain/injury?

Injury/pain is the body's way of telling you something is not right, and you should rest. The more I rest, the longer the pain lingers, the more I get out of shape. I'm in good shape, lean, but I'm getting soft again after 2 weeks of minimal hard exercise. What should I do?

Addendum: I just got a new job and the insurance is changing. That is why I've waiting so long to check it out by a pro.

While I understand the desire to workout, your body needs time to heal. You may try icing the area...most likely you have some inflammation, or the muscle may be in spasm. There are so many things that could cause a problem with the back...it may not even be a back issue...it's practically impossible to tell you without doing a proper assessment. You may try a massage...a skilled professional should be able to tell you if they can help, or if you need to see a doctor.

https://www.amtamassage.org/findamassage/index.html?utm_source=%2ffindamassage%2flocator.aspx&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=redirect

You may try going on AMTA's site and seeing if they have someone in your area.

I would advise exercising until you're out of pain, as you're most likely just going to make things worse...either for the area that is in pain, or for an area that has to compensate for the weakened area.

Thanks...forcing myself to "not" workout hurts as much as actual hurt/pain.

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I rode fast today, made Rowlett Creek dirt trail cry.
However, once back at the parking lot, I crashed.

I was zooming around the last turn of the final loop, heading toward the parking lot, and my eyes simply did not see/recognize the metal gate that I've seen a 1000 times before. I came up fast, looking down, but just as I looked up, 10 feet from the gate, I saw it. I pressed both breaks hard and my front wheel locked, and the back end and me, went up, over the handlebars, slamming my knee, then my back on the cement, with the bike falling on top of me.

I laid there for a few seconds, but had to get up to check my bike and my body for injuries.

I sprained two fingers on my right hand, (probably bent in the handlebar break) bashed my left knee and smashed my left forearm on the ground. It swelled up. Luckily, my back is okay, and I did not break anything. I just feel sort of beaten up all over, and I'm stiff in my joints and several muscles.

Moral: The ground is harder the older we get!

Addendum: I believe the gray truck behind the gate caused my eyes to trick my brain. I think the gate could use some flags.

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