The Shakti Gymnast

I have chronic Achilles pain and a few weeks ago it was bothering me a lot, so my mom made an appointment for physical therapy. The PT gave me a few exercises and told me to move my feet a lot.  He did ultrasound on my foot and then I iced it for 10 minutes. When I got home I looked on Amazon and found an Ultrasound kit for $40, so I bought it with my Amazon Gift Card and it really works! It doesn't feel likes it works at all but the next day I don't have any pain! It is half the price of physical therapy and works almost the same, it is  not as powerful but it helps reduce inflammation and the pain. Here are some pictures of my Ultrasound kit:         This is the box that it comes in. This is the inside of the kit, it comes with a user manual, conductive gel, and the Ultrasound remote. The gel doesn't last very long if you are using it a lot, so I recommend buying extra while buying the kit.  That's what I did.  I've only been usi...

Three weeks before my State meet, earlier this year, I was warming up for my Level 6 routine on floor and when I did my round off backhandspring backlayout, I hyperextended my elbow.  I didn't tell my coach because I have hyperextended my arm before and I thought that the pain would go away. So I did the rest of practice with pain and it continued to hurt when I got home through the next day. When I relaxed my arm and straightened it all the way, it hurt and felt limp. It also hurt to put any pressure on it if I did handstands or cartwheels. So I ended up going to a Sports Medicine doctor and he said not to put any pressure on it and ice it 3 times a day for 20 minutes. At practice I was not able to do much, I mostly did conditioning and standing flips.  State meet was near and the doctor said that I couldn't compete. He said if I hyperextended my elbow again I could fracture the growth plate and the recovery time would be 6 to 8 months! He also wanted me to get a M...