Touching Toes and bringing the knee to the close to the chest

[ScubaDuck]

Anniee-

I was thinking the same thing.  I would like a video of this dead bug exercise.

In fact, why doesn't someone on this site produce a hippy exercise video.

Dan

[FlbrkMike]

It seems that there are a number of versions of the dead bug, but this is the one that they gave me to do:

http://youtu.be/g5kWs4McSoA

[hipnhop]

Mike, it really hard to reach down when I sink the ball in the cup.  Next time I'm going to bring my grabber.  I know I am going to fall on my face soon. I just hope someone has a video camera when I do. It's going to be hilarious.

[FlbrkMike]

I'm still trying to get out on the course.  It was one of my main goals after surgery but I'm having a hard time making the time to do it.  Funny, because I used to play all the time.  Getting the ball out of the cup was a big challenge pre-surgery - it will be interesting how well it goes for me when I finally start to play.

Might have to try one of these...

[Tin Soldier]

Is that like a Snuffulufugus hose?  Do you have to have to suck on the other to keep the ball from falling off?  I'll stick with the shovel and hoe for the DTs in the back yard.

[Anniee]

Snuffulufugus???  Did you make that up?

Mike, thanks for the dead bug video! I tried it and had no problem with it, which made me feel good.  I am going to Stockholm tomorrow to visit my mom - I'm sure she'll be quite exited to hear that I have learned the dead bug exercise!  I wonder if I could perform it in the aisle of the plane on the way over?

[Lori Cee]

Snuffulufugus???  Did you make that up?

If the reference is what I think it is, I don't think so - he is a friend of Big Bird's :)

I have learned the dead bug exercise!  I wonder if I could perform it in the aisle of the plane on the way over?

You could try but I'm not sure that they won't try and take you to the mental hospital upon arrival... :)
I used to do this at pilates on a roller (roller runs length of spine) and I keep one leg down as my core and balance is not *that* good! Now it's without the roller for a while.  A little afraid of trying to get on the roller yet.

[hernanu]

  I wonder if I could perform it in the aisle of the plane on the way over?

Might bring out the air marshals. Just show them your resurface card.

[Tin Soldier]

Lori nailed it.  Snuffulufugus (spelling?) was the quiet mammoth character on Sesame Street.  I think he was actually Big Bird's secret friend that no one else saw.  Not quite sure how this thread got here, but I use that term for pretty much any kind of vacuum hose thing.  When cleaning up petroleum spills we hire out vac trucks with big hoses like that and I probably get looked at like a little kid when I say that word in front of the burly tattooed contractors. 

So, back to the dead bug thing.  Great name for it.  I'll have to start those exercies, need more core strength and gotta gear up for surgery no. 2.

[hipnhop]

got to get a snuffulugus immediately. It might put some life back into my golf game and sex life.

[Nemesis]

Well a little before 4 weeks I touched my toes but on a stretch machine. As far as the knee I am so far it is pathetic. And I can't even think of putting my operated side foot on the opposite knee.  Mind you I have improved since the surgery but I had very poor range of motion from heterotropic ossification from a previous surgery and almost non existant cartilage

[hernanu]

Again, go slow, having done that is good at 4 weeks. I stayed away from stretch machines until six months.

Remember it really takes 6 months before you're almost back to full strength (really a full year according to my surgeon), and three months is what I heard before the neck fracture possibilities start to attenuate.

I'd walk as much as possible, stretch when you're warmed up and be happy with the stretch you've got without pushing it. The flexibility comes unless an injury happens.

[lori.36]

Okay so on Wednesday I think that I will be 8 weeks out.  I am now at the same with bringing the knee to the chest on both sides.  :)  Now I just need to get rid of the clunking.

[Lopsided]

You are doing pretty well if you can get your knee to your chest at eight weeks.