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  6. The Angry Thread.

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    slipped a pedal 30ft from my door, seem to have put my self back to February post-surgery and my ankle is huge.
    I am less than happy.

    Also work is really starting to get to me at the moment, having a day off and having no other team members to manage my emails is a joke, I have one day off and come back to a shit show.

  8. Any one had acupuncture?

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    20 hours ago, isitafox said:

    I've got a mate who can do sessions over Zoom, trains 100% calisthenics so well into the kind of things you've been doing and his knowledge is unbelievable. 

    Will happily send his details over if you want, I literally won't go to anyone else. 

    I've tried in the past and I really struggled to get on board with the idea, I felt like I wasnt pushing my self far enough for fear of damage, Does your mate have a website or anything? is he qualified or just a bendy bloke on the internet?

  9. Any one had acupuncture?

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    3 hours ago, craigjames said:

    I've always been a bit sceptical that stabbing someone with needles would release tension and pain, but thought i'd give it a go as my shoulder had been giving me pain for 18 months of so. I had one session at a well reviewed, reputable physiotherapist, I described my shoulder issues, has a quick consult , was recommended dry needling and booked myself in for a treatment. The experience was uncomfortable and at times painful, I lost sensation in some areas and had reduced mobility with other muscles. Coincidentally had previously worked with the chap that was now shoving needles into me, at a bike shop, he was the manager and fairly useless; but very sure of himself.

    Did some research and found the owner of centre, the actual trained physio gets very good reviews... the chap who i saw I is a trained massage therapist, that's it. No other formal qualifications or training that related to physiotherapy or sports injury treatment.

    Didn't go back, found another sports injury therapist; she was brilliant and with a lot of work and consistently doing the exercises set i've sorted my niggles...... touch wood.

    TLDR; Got stabbed with needles with someone that didn't know what they were doing. Don't.

    That seems like a red flag, if one of my Ex bikeshop bods turned up to poke me with needles id be off. there's mixed reviews in here, maybe the old fashioned way is still the best way to go

  11. Any one had acupuncture?

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    38 minutes ago, Topsy said:

    Treat it like a tattoo is probably quite good advice.

    Defo wouldn't go to just anyone and follow people's recommendations.

    You can't set up shop here without any approved qualifications so I guess it's less of a risk here. Acupressure doesn't need any though, but that also hasn't got the risk of messing you up with needles. Never tried that.

    Anyway, first time I went was to a Chinese lady, which one usually links as "correct" with acupuncture, and I didn't find it great, then was recommended an Egyptian chap who is the most patient man I've met (he needed to be, I don't enjoy the thought of needles in me that much honestly) and it's been great the times I went, though it doesn't seem "first choice" with it being traditional chinese medicine, if you know what I mean.

    So yeah, get lots of recommendation from people I'd say. :)

    I'm looking at using a pretty reputable physio business, not some old bod on the streets, I'm hoping to get some relief so I can start work on physio, sort of a head start on it. 

  12. Any one had acupuncture?

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    20 hours ago, aener said:

    I've not, but as the partner of a nurse I've heard horror stories and will mention to exercise judgement.

    I don't know anything about it, but I have the impression it's one of those things that under scientific study there's no evidence it actually does anything, but if you get placebo from it then who gives.
    The issue arises in there being no required qualification to set up shop - much the same as chiropractic. Any old bugger can claim to be one, and in both cases you can seriously screw people up if you do it wrong. Specific to acupuncture are multiple cases of people re-using needles without sterilising - obvious infection risk - but then proceeding to nick the spinal column with said dirty needle, introducing an infection to someone's spine and leaving them paralysed from the neck down.

    Obviously that's a totally end-of-the-bell-curve scenario, but the risk is real. There are loads of other examples, but I thought I'd just dive right in :lol: 

    My uneducated and inexperienced instinct says it probably won't do anything objective, but if you feel like it will, or that you'll get a desirable subjective response then proceed, but with caution. Don't go for the cheapest place you can find.
    Treat it like getting a tattoo, I guess.

    Holy f**k Flip. 

    you should design cigarette packaging

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  13. Any one had acupuncture?

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    On 18/06/2020 at 8:31 AM, isitafox said:

    Not acupuncture but I've had needle therapy which is similar. 

    What kind of issue have you got with it? 

    Sharp pains on the outside of my shoulder under certain strain, very specifically (and oddly) a crab walk recently during a workout really caused some issues, handstands have gone to shit, and dips are possible but I basically wince though the pain, probably not helped..

  14. Any one had acupuncture?

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    I fudged my shoulder a year or so ago and previously had physio, but its managed to flare up again during lockdown, I'm considering acupuncture, has anyone had any experience with it? did it work? was it useless? do you need multiple sessions?

    Cheers For any help guys!

     

  16. The Angry Thread.

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    On 14/06/2020 at 3:25 PM, Rusevelt said:

    Furthermore, why the f**k are far right wing protesters attacking police. I thought their intention was to preserve their British heritage status and have it out with BLM protesters.

    I thought they were there to aid police numbers, not have it out with them.

     

    cause they are f**king inbred fanny holes who don't understand what they are doing and just jumped at the idea of drinking fosters and shouting in the street. they should be put down

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  18. The Angry Thread.

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    14 hours ago, Mark W said:

    First world problems and stuff, but ordered my first ever 'proper' mountain bike (and first complete bike in about 16-17 years) a week ago.  I know first hand bike companies/shops are super busy at the moment, but most of them who are dealing with a backlog have a notice up mentioning it, and giving updated delivery times.  If they don't have that, on their social channels they at least say something.

    This company still had a 'ships in 24hrs' thing on their website.  The way their system works is the bikes are all PDI'd and ready to go, they just slap a label on and punt them out the door.

    It's been over a week now, and nothing.  I was told two days ago that they would ship it this week so it would hopefully reach me by the end of next week.  I haven't had a dispatch e-mail or change of order status today, so it would appear it hasn't been sent.  Their delivery estimate was 4-5 working days within France (where they're based), and longer elsewhere, so it effectively means that it won't be here until at least something like the 8th June.

    Again, get that people have been/are busy, but just tell people that.  If I'd have known from the get-go that there was likely a week plus lead time it'd be fine, but when you're waiting for a "Your order has been shipped" e-mail but it's not forthcoming it's balls.

    Pretty f**king sucky when the weather here has been awesome, and I've discovered there's load of trails to ride hidden in the woods near my place (and f**k all trials stuff to ride within riding distance of my house currently).

    Who did you use? I got mine recently from Tredz who where pretty good, despite the bike not really being Pdi'd at all.
    Which bike did you go for?

  20. Brakes, what's everyone running?

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    Avid Guide R here, still bedding in, but they are crazy powerful compared to my old Deores, the lever is super comfortable, Im really enjoying them at the moment, I wouldn't mind giving a set of TRP G spec ago, they look amazing. https://trpcycling.com/product/g-spec/

    Still not actually used Magura on an MTB yet, you don't see so many out and about on the trails, there's always good old hope? they just don't tick a box for me, they look a bit OTT and the levers are uncomfortable

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