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Yes, I've seen the video, but at this point it doesn't matter b/c I have not (can not) play. On some days it hurts even to brush my teeth. Something is really not right. But on the positive side of things, my ankle seems to be improving noticeably. Now I can do some light PT type...

I think I've mentioned this somewhere already, but PRP turned out to be the worst thing I did for my ankle. I know it's helped a lot of people so I don't know if it's the doctor or it just wasn't right for my situation, but I regret doing it. The pain was way worse than the original sprain and...

Thanks for the input, guys. As far as timeline: 2 years ago, I hurt the shoulder serving. I took about a week off and played again. It was not terrible, but definitely something wasn't right. So it continued like this for about a month and half. At that point, it hurted so badly that I...

It must have been someone else. I haven't done another thread about this. I wrote one about doing PRP, but not about my injuries not healing. So what suggestions or comments do you have? This is one of the most frustrating things I've ever been through. I'd really appreciate anything that...

I've been doing Yoga for a very long time and it feels WONDERFUL! But it doesn't seem to help with my specific shoulder/ ankle problems right now. I'll look into the Alexander and Feldenkrais method. Thanks!

The weird thing is that when I "sprained" it, it wasn't even the normal way you think of spraining your ankle (inversion or eversion sprain where you roll over it). I was just going one way and my opponent hit the ball behind me and I had to stop suddenly and go the other way. I felt a really...

Can you give me more info on this? Or a link or resource where I can learn more?

What do I need to do to "learn to re-coordinate" the shoulder and ankle? It sounds a lot like what I'm doing with Egoscue. Their approach is that most pain is caused by misalignment and doing the simple exercises/ stretches will help regain posture/ alignment. And I feel like it really did...

I hurt my shoulder 2 years ago playing tennis. I was diagnosed with tendonitis/ impingement syndrome, and told to stay off of it for about 4 weeks, do physical therapy and should be fine. It was a very mild injury according to the orthopedic specialist. About 1 1/2 years ago, a similar...

Also, when patients complain about "feeling pressure" in their eyes, 9 out of 10 times, the diagnosis is dry eyes. Just use an OTC artificial tear like Systane or Refresh. You'll have relief from the "pressure" right away.

If you already have peripheral vision loss and high IOP's, it's likely you have more than just ocular hypertension. When we diagnose glaucoma, we look at IOP's, visual fields, CD ratio (and appearance of optic nerve head), nerve fiber layer, and your angles. Do you know what your CD ratios...

Can anyone recommend a good orthopedist in the LA/ Orange County area who specializes in ankle/ foot injuries. I wanted to get a second (or actually 3rd) opinion on my ankle injury that just wont heal. I've been to a podiatrist and orthopedic surgeon (who specializes in shoulder injuries)...

Thanks guys. I've been doing a little bit of research (Google, Youtube... LOL) about Egoscue and it sounds fascinating and really makes sense. I'm really looking forward to my evaluation on Monday. If the *only* good thing that comes out of joining this forum is to hear this advice and...

Ok, I got an appointment with Emily (Paul is unavailable until the middle of next week), but the receptionist said she's great. It wont matter for the evaluation, right? Or should I wait for Paul? I'm looking forward to what they have to say. Thanks for the referral.

Anyone else try the milk soak? Sounds kinda funky but I'm willing to try it if it works. I've also had hand/ wrist pain for the past 2 years. Hurst most on serves and fh volleys also. The only thing that helps so far is to stay away from tennis which is horrible. I also had a shoulder...

Thanks, Posture Guy. I called but they don't have anything available until the end of the week so I'll need to check my schedule and get back with them. I'll ask for Paul when I call again - they originally said they'll schedule me with some lady (cant remember the name). I'm skeptical just...

Thanks. I'll order the book today. I see that he has a clinic in Beverly Hills. Would you recommend that I try to get an appointment and see him in person? You've personally had good experiences with him? Don't mean to sound too skeptical, but I've been to so many people who sound so...

I asked the doc about that but he said that it's not necessary in my case. According to him, what I have is pretty minor and should heal well with just PRP. It's now been 3 weeks since the treatment and I cant really say that I feel like it helped, or if it did, it was very minimal. I'm...

The level of pain I had initially after the injection was "not usual, but not a problem. In fact it's good b/c it means that your body has a very good inflammatory response and it should heal very quickly.", according to the doctor. It's now been a little over a week since the injection and I...

This is probably one of the best articles on PRP I've seen. http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/sep10/clinical1.asp According to this AAOS discussion, PRP is not so good for acute injuries such as sprains, like what I have...

I've been *mostly* vegetarian for about 4 years. For the past 15 years, I've been vegetarian on and off. For health reasons, spiritual (not religious) reasons, and others. The pros: My general health is very good. I cant remember the last time I had a cold or flu or any other illness...

Yes, I did read some of your posts in other threads. Seems like the most common threads for PRP are about tennis elbow. I just thought it might be useful to have a "survey" type of thread where people can see other's results with PRP for different conditions. PRP certainly is not a cure-all...

After a lot of frustration over an old ankle injury that doesn't seem to heal completely, I decided to do PRP (platelet rich plasma) therapy, and wanted to see what everyone else's experiences have been - whether good or bad or neutral. So if you've done PRP, Stem cell, or Prolotherapy, please...

I guess my last post sounded pretty desperate huh... LOL

If your course really works and brings the promised results, $200 is NOT a lot of money at all! I would gladly pay 5 times as much! I've taken two of your other courses and although my strokes DID improve, my main frustration is that I cant seem to make them work in a match. I've had...

Haha... A few days a go, I posted a comment on his video saying the same thing. I learned this very thing he's talking about reading Tim Gallwey's book. Different people need different things to improve their game - for some it may be tweaking a certain stroke or technique or tactics, etc...

Very well said! After unnecessarily feeling horrible and beating myself up over 3 consecutive bad losses (choked in tie-breakers), I finally said to myself, "Enough is enough. If I'm gonna let tennis make me feel this bad, then I might as well not even play anymore." And reading Tim Gallwey's...

Ok, a quick update - I finally got some wins! After I started the season 0-3, and with my confidence totally shaken and feeling horrible about the way I lost those matches, I finally won my next two matches. The one today was especially satisfying b/c it was a guy I lost to last season b/c...

Right on! I cant afford to waste any precious calories or time on "exercising" - I need to save them all for tennis! I've always been too skinny, and since starting to play tennis 2 years ago, I lost even more weight (about 10lbs). I feel great, but wish I had about 10-15 more lbs. on...

As far as my style, here are my pluses and minuses: Pluses: I'm fast and have good reflexes, esp. for a 40 y/o. I prefer to go to the net (esp. if I'm nervous) - more reaction and less thinking I like to go for my shots. I hit worse if I try to push. I would describe my game as...