2011-04-07

item: acupuncture

ソウルマラソン、実はゴール後救急車内で酸素吸入を受けたのは私です…
To tell the truth, I had the oxygen inhalation in the ambulance after a goal of The 82nd Seoul Marathon.

スタート前には東北地方太平洋沖地震被災者の被災者のために黙祷もあり、いろんな感情が混ざって、レースも泣きながら走り、最後は嗚咽入って走っていました。呼吸が一時的に難しかったため収容されたのですが、その時の様子が一瞬「健康のために始めたマラソンで、健康を害する人が急増」みたいな朝のミニ特集に「イメージ画像」で出てしまいましたよ!
There was also a silent prayer for the victims of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami before a start, various feelings and emotions were mixed before a marathon started, I was crying while running, and the was sobbing at the end. So it was difficult to breath well temporarily, I was in a mini feature in the morning news as "image" which is something like this: "The marathon should be for getting better health, but some of them who damage their own health." I was in that news as "image of those who."

えぇ、このTABIOのソックスを履いてるのはアテクシの足でごさいます。
Yap, this pink TABIO socks is on my foot, indeed.

そんなこんなながらも一応サブ4(わ、言っちゃった!)取れたのですが、ストレッチとかちっともしなかった(できなかった)ので帰国してもなんか足がバキバキで、やはりガッツリ治してもらったほうがよいと韋駄天治療室へ。
Although I made sub 4 (yes, I did), I didn't (couldn't) do decent stretch after a marathon. Therefore my legs are really stiff after returning to Japan, so I decided to see an expert, Idaten Chiryoshitsu, for a drastic treatment (for my standard).

院長の今野先生直々に診てもらい、人生初の足・腰の+電気挑戦(?)!
Dr. Konno, The director, saw me this time and I had my first acupuncture + electrotherapy on my lower back and feet!

「先生、一番弱い電流にしてください!」…ガッツリ治すんじゃなかったのか?
"Doc, would you please set the lowest current of electricity!" ...well, who said to have drastic treatment?
写真撮るもの怖いのでモニタ見ずに写しました。
These pictures were taken without looking a monitor properly.

これは今野先生撮影。
This is my back, taken by Dr. Konno.


筋肉が層になって重なっているところは揉むだけではやはり届きにくく、鍼をうつことで凝った筋肉を小さく破壊し(!)、そこに電気を流すことで更によい血流を促すそうです。凝っている筋肉に鍼が入ったことで血小板や白血球が異物を認識して集まり、修復しようとすることで回復につながるとか。ほほーう。
Where muscles are layered, just regular massage can not reach to the deep enough. Needles give a small damage to muscle and let electricity run to make better blood flow. Needles on stiff muscle make platelets and white blood cells gather to that spots where needles are because they recognize them as foreign substances and what they try to repair leads to a recovery. I see.