Archive for the 'oops' Category

What a little stretchy tape can do…

Published Date: August 15th, 2007
Category: oops

For our returning viewers, my shoulder is still achy from my accident 3 months ago. 
I had my first PT appt for my shoulder today.  She checked my resistance and pain reports, and then prescribed ibuprofin to get the swelling ALL the way down, VERY light exercises, and re-check the ergo’ness of my workstation.
And she taped my […]

Safety glass

Published Date: August 14th, 2007
Category: oops

Ever seen crumbs from safety glass?  My cleaning people broke one of the two glass doors on the shower.  They cleaned up and left a note, so I didn’t get to see most of the pieces.  But there were a couple cubes left around in corners, each < .5 cm cube, and possible to touch […]

The Coraco-Acromial Ligament

Published Date: May 30th, 2007
Category: oops

Okay, I fell of a bicycle.  It was a borrowed bicycle, and it had a flat front tire.  And I misjudged a turn, and fell.  Hit my right hip, shoulder, and head.  Crunched the helmet.
Nic ordered me to stay there until she was sure I wasn’t concussed:  disoriented, faint, confused, or otherwise scrambled.  I iced […]

Frankenhand

Published Date: January 21st, 2007
Category: oops

On Jan 14th, I burned my hand, pouring water out of my new small pot into a tea mug.  The water poured out faster than I expected, and it was scalding my left hand before I knew it. About 25% of the skin on the back of my hand was burned, probably only 1st degree, but it might […]