Chapter 276: Arthritis And Scapulohumeral Periarthritis
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Although Youdi Wei had more than 10 years coaching experience, at this moment he was still quite cautious, because he had never trained elderly people before.
Youdi Wei's trainee, Mr. Liu, was the oldest among the three retired cadres, so he closely observed Mr. Liu's status and dared not to make any mistakes.
Meanwhile, Youdi Wei also paid attention to Dai Li and Guang Wu's behaviors, especially Dai Li, who was Youdi Wei's main petition. Since Youdi Wei knew that, although Guang Wu was pretty good, he was still behind Wei, and Dai Li was Youdi Wei's strongest opponent.
Dai Li is taking a break now. Is it because Mr. Zhang can't catch up? Youdi Wei checked the time on his watch, then looked at his trainee, Mr. Liu, and felt that they needed some rest, too.
But several seconds later, Youdi Wei suddenly noticed that Dai Li was giving Mr. Zhang a muscle massage.
Muscle massage? They have only trained one hour. Why are they having a massage now? Shouldn't muscle massage be given after a whole day's training. Why do they start now! Youdi Wei didn't get Dai Li's point.
"Ouch!" A groan came into Youdi Wei's ears. It was Mr. Zhang's painful scream. He couldn't bear the pain during Dai Li's massage on his lumber.
Youdi Wei almost laughed out loud.
He must be putting too much power into the massage that Mr. Zhang can't bear the press. Dai Li's massage sucks. He can't even control his strength. This Dai Li does have outstanding achievements, but he is still too young and lack skills on muscle massaging!
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On the other side, Ping Wang and Tao Lin also furrowed their eyebrows.
Tao Lin said, "Dai Li seems to be not very good at muscle massage."
"But he should be. His materials said clearly that he was proficient in rehabilitative massage. Moreover, he has been on the national team for quite a while, according to my understanding. The national athletic team offers extremely high-intensive training, and every day after training finishes, muscle massage is a requirement. Dai Li has been studying on the national team and should have acquired some true abilities. more or less."
"Who knows, perhaps the materials are not sufficient." Tao Lin paused, then said, "But I'm worried about Mr. Zhang. After all, he is a retired cadre from the Provincial Party mittee. If he gets hurt here with our team after today's training, and the news spread, we will lose face."
While the two were discussing, Mr. Zhang, who was still on the ground, showed an extremely enjoyable look.
"fy, this is so enjoyable! I feel my whole lumber is relaxed." Mr. Zhang stood up and twisted his waist pretty hard, then realized that his previous soreness caused by Lumbar Disc Protrusion had gone pletely.
"Hey, young man, you are good! My Lumbar Disc Protrusion has been with me for more than 20 years. In recent years I have received conservative treatment, but it is not as effective as your several-minute massage. It looks like I don't need to worry about twisting my waist anymore today," Mr. Zhang said, as he kept shaking his body.
"Shall we move on?" asked Dai Li.
"Sure, let's do it!" Mr. Zhang nodded.
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At eleven o'clock, morning training finished.
Mr. Chen plodded on the ground. He was having difficulty stepping forward.
Mr. Chen's behavior brought Guang Wu a sense of foreboding.
Is it because the morning training intensity was above Mr. Chen's endurance that he is exhausted? Guang Wu carefully recalled his training and felt that there was nothing wrong.
But the other two cadres, Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang walked as if on wings. Their conditions were way better than Mr. Chen's.
We three have the same training time, and we probably have similar training intensities. But why does only Mr. Chen walk unsteadily? Guang Wu was confused.
Dai Li and Youdi Wei also noticed it.
Youdi Wei thought Guang Wu had trained Mr. Chen improperly, but Dai Li knew clearly, that Mr. Chen's Arthritis must be acting up.
...
Ping Wang drove the three seniors home in his car.
"Mr. Chen, is your leg alright?" Ping Wang asked.
"I'm OK. The only thing is that I haven't practiced like that for a long time. I can't bear it. My Arthritis has been there for years. Once I take a break this afternoon I should be fine." Mr. Chen paused, then said, "Wang, I won't e this afternoon."
Ping Wang nodded, then asked, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liu, are you two alright?"
"Nothing is wrong. With my Scapulohumeral Periarthritis, as long as I don't catch cold or get exhausted, I should be fine," said Mr. Liu.
"My Lumbar Disc Protrusion is fine!" Mr. Zhang said. "Hey, you know what? That coach Li does have something. After his massage, I feel my whole waist is relaxed!"
"You really feel fortable? Old Zhang, I heard you scream during it. It didn't sound fortable!" Mr. Chen joked on Mr. Zhang.
"You know nothing. I did feel some pain when he was pressing, but after that I really felt fortable. Let me tell you, in massage, the pain indicates that the massage therapist found the spot. The good joints won't produce pain when being pressed. By the way, I have tried many massage therapists, and none of them pares to Coach Li. I think if he is not a coach, he can earn much money being a massage therapist." Mr. Zhang smiled.
Ping Wang interrupted, "Mr. Zhang, I saw Dai Li give you massages on your waist two or three times. Did he know you have Lumbar Disc Protrusion?"
"Yes, he knew," Mr. Zhang said. "But I didn't tell him. When he was massaging, he touched my lumber and said that I have a protruded lumber. I thought he must have sensed it, otherwise how can he massage so well!"
"So Coach Li sensed it himself!" Ping Wang nodded silently. Now he knew that was why Dai Li gave Mr. Zhang a massage. The reason was that he hoped to reduce Mr. Zhang's lumber pressure through massaging, so that Mr. Zhang could perform better in the uping exercises.
Dai Li is incredible. He has indeed stayed on the national team for a while, Ping Wang said in his heart.
Then he asked, "Mr. Liu, did Coach Wei know about your Scapulohumeral Periarthritis?"
"I didn't tell him, so how could he know that?" Mr. Liu replied.
As for whether Guang Wu knew about Mr. Chen's Arthritis or not, Ping Wang didn't even ask. If Guang Wu knew it in advance, he would have paid more attention during training, and Mr. Chen would not be like he was now, who couldn't even walk smoothly.
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At two o'clock in the afternoon, the training continued.
Dai Li, Youdi Wei, and Guang Wu were already waiting on the training field.
After a while, Ping Wang led the retired cadres there. However, only Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu showed up. Mr. Chen was not there.
"Coach Wang, where is Mr. Chen?" Guang Wu asked involuntarily.
"Mr. Chen can't e this afternoon. His Arthritis is bothering him again, and he needs to take a rest at home." Ping Wang seemed to say it casually. He paused, then continued. "Wu, since Mr. Chen is not here, you can go back and rest. There is no need to participate in afternoon training."
Ping Wang's words apparently announced that Guang Wu was eliminated. Today was practical training, if the trainee was gone, there was no need for the coach to stay.
Ping Wang's words shocked Guang Wu like a thunderclap. His face was filled with astonishment.
"Arthritis? Mr. Chen has Arthritis!" Guang Wu's eyes widened.
Arthritis was a mon disease, but it was the deathly opponent of all athletic activities. Guang Wu suddenly heard the news, and his heart surged with violent waves.
"It's just ordinary Arthritis, which developed when he was an athlete," Ping Wang added.
Arthritis was a degenerative disease. The main causes were degeneration and injury of articular cartilage and joint marginal and subchondral bone hyperplasia. There were many factors that induced Arthritis, such as obesity, strain, trauma, congenital malformation, or because as one aged, sclerotin became worse, which led to a natural degeneration of articular cartilage, then caused Arthritis.
Many athletes, dancers, or heavy manual laborers who did a large amount of training, exercise, or work when they were young had joints that became abraded or even damaged. Such abrasion or damage might not have been noticeable when they were young, but if patients didn't take good care of their joints, when they get older, the potential problems could lead to Arthritis. Mr. Chen was a professional athlete in the past and received a huge amount of training every day. At that time, there was no scientific training at all, and many athletes devoted themselves to exercises simply by their passions. Therefore, athletes over-practicing and then being discarded was a mon occurrence. Mr. Chen's joint damage had a particular cause, and to have Arthritis at his age was normal.
Actually, there was no effective treatment for Arthritis, and it mainly depended on rest and physiotherapy. If the symptoms were severe, then the patient could take medication. However, medicine such as Chondroitin, anti-inflammatories, and analgesics could only reduce pain, but were useless for rehabilitation. Sometimes patients chose to inject Hyaluronate into joints, but it couldn't cure Arthritis pletely, either. When conditions were really bad, the only thing that could possibly help was an artificial joint replacement.
Once an individual had Arthritis, the main treatment was not to "cure" but to "maintain
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