Social Anxiety Support

ChadsWick1234 · 11-06-2009, 01:26 PM

I had a surgery on my aklisis tendon when I was 5 years old. When the cast came off My right leg was alot smaller then my left. I also have nerve damage. Over the years I have tried alot of weight training isolating that leg by doing one legged wall sits. Iso lateral leg curls,leg extensions even one legged squats on the smith. However lately my hips have started to hurt. My left leg is predominately stronger then my right so I walked with a limp. Whatever I seem to do I can't get my right leg even with my left. I also have calf inbalance. My right calf is smaller then my left. I just using the legpress and do one legged calf raises for my right leg. Does any have any suggestions. I been to the doctor and he says it will never be equal but I really would like to be walking better.

Phibes · 11-07-2009, 09:51 AM

My right calf is bigger than my left calf and my right thigh is smaller than my left thigh. :/ heheh. we're messed up dude.

Brightpaperwarewolf · 11-07-2009, 12:55 PM

You should look into yoga. I have nerve damage on the left side of my torso from 2 surgeries when they had to remove cancerous lymphnodes and tissue, so that causes a structural imbalance on the left side of my body. At first it was painful and when I got back into weightlifting, it was harder to do some of the exercises I used to and the left side of my body was quite weak. When I tried yoga, there has been a vast improvement in coordination and function. I recommend to go to a class where you can tell the instructor about your problem so he/she can help you slowly get you along. That helped me get back to doing exercises and strengthening my weak side and now it's pretty much balanced.

veryalone · 11-07-2009, 01:48 PM

What the heck is an aklisis tendon? You mean your achilles tendon? At any rate, once nerve damage is done and the muscle is no longer being stimulated by innervation, then atrophy will most certainly occur. This muscle atrophy is irreversible, unfortunately.

11-06-2009, 01:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChadsWick1234 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 46	Nerve damage in right leg I had a surgery on my aklisis tendon when I was 5 years old. When the cast came off My right leg was alot smaller then my left. I also have nerve damage. Over the years I have tried alot of weight training isolating that leg by doing one legged wall sits. Iso lateral leg curls,leg extensions even one legged squats on the smith. However lately my hips have started to hurt. My left leg is predominately stronger then my right so I walked with a limp. Whatever I seem to do I can't get my right leg even with my left. I also have calf inbalance. My right calf is smaller then my left. I just using the legpress and do one legged calf raises for my right leg. Does any have any suggestions. I been to the doctor and he says it will never be equal but I really would like to be walking better.

11-07-2009, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brightpaperwarewolf Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Gender: Male Posts: 928	You should look into yoga. I have nerve damage on the left side of my torso from 2 surgeries when they had to remove cancerous lymphnodes and tissue, so that causes a structural imbalance on the left side of my body. At first it was painful and when I got back into weightlifting, it was harder to do some of the exercises I used to and the left side of my body was quite weak. When I tried yoga, there has been a vast improvement in coordination and function. I recommend to go to a class where you can tell the instructor about your problem so he/she can help you slowly get you along. That helped me get back to doing exercises and strengthening my weak side and now it's pretty much balanced. __________________ Happiness is only real if shared.

11-07-2009, 09:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Phibes Status: blessed with lucky sevens Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 640	My right calf is bigger than my left calf and my right thigh is smaller than my left thigh. :/ heheh. we're messed up dude.

11-07-2009, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
veryalone Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 36	What the heck is an aklisis tendon? You mean your achilles tendon? At any rate, once nerve damage is done and the muscle is no longer being stimulated by innervation, then atrophy will most certainly occur. This muscle atrophy is irreversible, unfortunately.