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aggressive stretching while lengthening can ruin alignment?

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lovinglonglegs
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Posted on Jun 11, 2023, 12:12 am
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Can aggressive stretching while lengthening ruin leg alignment?
especially when with precice.

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Medium Drink Of Water
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Posted on Jun 11, 2023, 2:02 am
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I saw a guy who pulled his fibula out of alignment that way.

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EndGame
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Posted on Jun 11, 2023, 2:08 am
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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 11, 2023, 02:02:50 AMI saw a guy who pulled his fibula out of alignment that way.

Yikes! That's something to avoid. What stretch was he doing that caused fibula to move? I thought locking screws at top and bottom held it in place relative to Tibia?

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Posted on Jun 11, 2023, 2:17 am
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Yeah I think he yanked on one of them too hard.  Not sure what stretch was responsible; he had an extensive routine.

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NailedLegs
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Posted on Jun 11, 2023, 5:22 am
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The logical approach to this potential problem, or any other, is...Do exactly what your physical therapist and Doctor tell you to do.

As long as you didn't go to a butcher, the surgical team has your best interests in mind, and if something goes wrong it can be fixed.

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