Don’t believe your eyes

Spent yesterday in Geelong with friends Andrew and Michael. Caught the ferry to Queenscliff, cycled into town and spent the morning at bicycle frame-builders Baum where Michael was being measured up for a new steed. Quite some time spent on a stationary jig designed to find the optimum riding position and I couldn’t help but break out the mobile phone and video Michael at work.

I knew he had a damaged left ankle but couldn’t reconcile what I saw with what I expected. If that left ankle was stiff and limited in movement then why wasn’t I seeing the evidence? I’d convinced myself that it wasn’t moving as well but it wasn’t until later when I had a chance to compare the ankles that I realised repetitive ankle injury had left Michaels ankle hyper-mobile with the result that it flopped around when he pedalled. Osteopathy is a very hand’s on treatment approach and it’s often surprising what you discover once you examine a patient. Preconceived ideas are put aside once a proper examination has been conducted. There is no substitute for a such an approach, it takes time but it’s always worth the effort. Meanwhile, for the cycling tragics out there, here’s a look inside the Baum workshop…

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