So here is something that I have noticed in the past year. Injuries are common and most dedicated dancers will have some nagging injury or another. In the latin world its pretty common to come home with bumps, bruises and broken toenails. Ballet dancers are known for messed up feet, knees, hips, and ankles.
I myself have a nagging knee injury. But does it stop me? No. A good friend of mine dances in a cast on her arm. Another has a broken finger, thanks to a collision with my elbow. How come dancers are some of the stubborn patients and refuse to stop dancing even when the dancing is the reason for the injury? Is our passion for the music and escape that the dance provides so strong that not even pain will stop us?
Is there a cure for that kind of addiction? I had an MRI taken and am awaiting the results and trying to take it easy is torture. Dancing itself is torture, yet I can't sit it out and watch others in my place.
What is a girl to do? Right now I am trying to push through it and ignore the signs that I will have to take some extended time off. I spend money on heating pads, ibuprofen, and Icy Hot to ease the stiffness and pain.
Hopefully my prognosis will be good, because they will have to drag me, or cut off a limb to keep me off the floor for long.
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