Another Tooth Extraction

It was only in June of this year (2024) that I wrote about my tooth troubles and then my tooth extraction. Here we are again. Tooth trouble started around the 23rd November, yes that fateful day, and got progressively worse until I felt compelled to see a dentist yesterday (the 25th November) who put me on antibiotics and scheduled a tooth extraction by another dentist today at 6pm.

The tooth being extracted is the same molar that has bedevilled me for years after it was subjected to a botched root canal in Jakarta. I don't know what bought this current infection on. There's always been a low grade infection at that site but maybe my immune system is weakening and can't keep it under control. 

Saturn ground to a halt in 12º42' of Pisces on November 16th and so it is still in a close semi-sextile with my natal Sun. This planet rules the skeletal system including the teeth so I'm apprehensive about its effect on me when it passes over my Aries planets in the twelfth house. This transit may have precipated the attack.

I'll report back on the aftermath of the tooth extraction.

Oscillatory Exercises

It really is time to get serious about my health. I've made 139 posts on my mathematical blog as of the 18th November this year which is about 12 posts per month. By contrast I've made 19 posts to this blog so far in 2024 which is equivalent to about 1.5 posts per month. I need to experiment with different exercise regimes and nutritional supplements and see which ones stick.

Advice from old people is especially valuable obviously and a case in point is the concept of oscillatory exercises promoted by some silly old bald bastard like myself with a YouTube channel called I AM LONGEVITY. 

In a video titled Oscillatory Exercises: How To Keep Your Muscles, Joints, Tendons, And Ligaments Young, he says the following:

In this video, I discuss a novel exercise training method called "Oscillatory Training." 

Oscillatory training involves rapid, small-range movements where muscles contract and relax quickly. This type of training enhances neuromuscular performance, strength, power, and coordination by accelerating the relaxation of antagonistic muscles and improving force production. The exercises often involve pulsing actions that engage muscles continuously, promoting improved muscle engagement and athleticism.

In addition,  this type of training protects and strengthens ligaments, tendons, joints, and muscles. And helps them work as a team when needed. 

Furthermore, this specialized training helps recruit and active all the motor units, including the slow and fast, and their corresponding muscle fibers, including Type 2a and Type 2x fast-twitch muscle fibers.

I also show you some sample exercises you can incorporate into your regimen. Oscillatory Training is a primary reason I have good mobility, balance, coordination, and much more, even in my 60s.

Enjoy the video!!!!

As he explains in his video, the idea of oscillatory exercises involves quick movement within a narrow range and does not involve full stretching. I like the idea and just have to develop some ways to incorporate it into an exercise session without overdoing it and injuring myself. This activity is more in keeping with real life movement rather than say slow stretching exercises where is strive to increase our range of motion. In oscillatory exercises, the range is deliberately restricted and quick repetitions are carried out.