UPDATE: Dancing with an Injury
Hey everyone, so as you know I've had a neck injury for quite a while and it's been plaguing me for some time. Eventually, when I have time off I'll have to get surgery but until then Im gonna push on and dance through the pain and discomfort.
It's feeling much better, but I still have to be cautious because it only takes one small wrong move for me to be back in agony… No pressure, ha!
I also want to thank you all for your support and encouraging words throughout my healing process. I'm excited to get back on stage tonight and rock it out with Shawn. Remember to vote for #TeamShawnough!
What are your predictions for tonight?
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Derek - There is something you should try to help you heal naturally and take the pain away without causing stress to your body. Have you ever heard of Nikken? They have magnetic technology, far-infrared technology as well as negative ion technology. My family and myself have had great healing experiences with their products. My son took a baseball to the face recently and his doctors were amazed that he healed so well without needing surgery. He had a fractured nose, both sinus walls and optical bone. He also had a crushed nerve they thought he wouldn't get feeling back in and has tingling not two months after the accident. All because he used the magnets from Nikken. You are such a talented person and deserve healing without surgery. Isn't it worth trying? I hope you think so. Good Luck! -
Derek I had surgery for neck pain It took 3 years to recover from it. But I was losing Feeling in my hands,my
fingers were numb, plus I was losing strength in my arms.
Very Serious Indeed. Be careful with delaying surgery.
The Longer you wait the more damage that is being done.
Would I have surgery again? Yes I feel much better. Good luck in your surgery. Any questions just ask...Cat -
Derek, I can empathize with you and your suffering with chronic pain. Have you tried icing your neck and spine? Lay on some ice packs wrapped in towels. This may seem obvious. However, it wasn't obvious to me after years of back pain and doctors using and recommending heat application to relieve my constant pain. Finally, one doctor (I had seen many over the years) took pity on me and said, "I bet you're in pain every 20 minutes. Do you use heat or ice? Use ice from now on." His few words changed my life. He said the constant pain was caused by inflammation (swelling). Inflammation is caused by heat. Stop using heat on inflammation. Heat may relax the muscle tissue, but doesn't reduce the inflammation. Heat aggravates the inflammation; keeps it going forever; keeps the pain and the need for a doctor going forever. Ice saved me. It didn't reverse the injury, but it reversed the pain.
I tell my story to everyone. The people I see again tell me that they have been pain free for the longest time in years without medication or surgery. Spinal cord surgeries tend to run in multiples without any guarantee of success or of not worsening the condition. I elected not to have surgery. Well, that's my long story. I hope it helps someone. I hope you feel better long term, Derek. You fully deserve to enjoy your life and your passions in peace. -
Don't worry Derek I got your back! Oh and I use all the phones I have around to help u go through the season of dancing with the stars! -
I loved, loved, loved the segment with the NYC Ballet couple and the Ballroom Dance couple. It showed that ballet is the basis for body movement and control. And it showed that Ballroom Dancers are equally versatile. I'm now living in Utah and there is a married couple in Ballet West who have performed in Bway musicals. They think their foundation set them up to be able to learn and perform any form of dance.
I love that there are still 3 athletes who were at the pinnacle of their sport and have learned to excel at a new form of athleticism - Dance. Dancers are amazing athletes.
You three professionals who are so lucky to have been paired with these three are doing such a fantastic job of bringing them out and making them shine. I think one of you will win. Surely it will be you and Shawn unless Len keeps dissing you for your most creative and entertaining work. Don't leave this show because I think I'd stop watching. -
Derek. You are the master of dance! The tribal samba was jaw dropping. Will you ever open a dance studio - perhaps in Orange County?! I said it earlier, and I'll say it again, I never thought there would be another Fred Astaire in our lifetime. I was wrong.
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WOW WOW AMAZING DEREK! Tonight's tribal samba was sooo cool. It was fun and great to see indigenous dancing woven into a national show like Dancing with the Stars! It's really nice to see different cultures honored and celebrated through dance, and it's nice to see that diversity on a show like this that reaches so many people. Your first dance was also beauuutiful, as always. A classic and SEXY WILD night for Team Shawnough!
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We have watched Dancing With The Stars since it started and it is so obvious that Len Goodman is SO SO unfair to you. I am sixty-one years old and the old goat needs to get a life of his own. He is getting on all our nerves to the extent that we don't even want to hear his voice........Why doesn't someone there tell him? You are fantastic!
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Derek please take care don't want anything to happen to you please. It would be tragic not to see you anymore you make the show by yourself... You are the best pro ever love you....
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You guys are definitely gonna impress! I'll make sure to be home by eight o'clock...don't want to miss it tonight.
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Have the time of your life tonight!!!! Can't wait to see you and Shawn Waltz. Be careful with your neck. Sure would hate to see you have to give up dancing because of it. Is it really severe enough to require surgery? A chiropractor kept me out of a wheelchair without surgery. Please consider seeing one. -
So happy you are able to dance tonight! And with your best friend! I think you guys will definitely get at least 4 10s tonight! Let's see! Best of luck! ;)
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So glad you're feeling better. The show is not the same without you. I hope you don't get injured again!:)
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Derek, I always vote for you as many times as they will let me and as many ways as there is to vote. I love watching you dance no matter who your dance partner is. I especially love watching you and Shawn Johnson. Please take care of your neck injury. Don't want you to get to the point you can's dance anymore.
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Please be careful so you don't hurt your neck anymore than it already is! Hope you can find time to have the surgery between dwts series. You are the best pro by far and one of the reasons I enjoy the show so much!!!!
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sympathize bigtime...have had back surgery and was begging for it. take care...you all have my votes
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Take care of that neck because we all want to see you dancing for a long, long time.
Prediction? Perfect. 10-10-10. Len is going to give in tonight and "From Len, the 10" for you. I predict that C.A. and Bruno will also be feeling the love.
After all, you need another mirror ball to wrap the DWTS part of your career.
Hope we get to see a trio dance with you, Shawn and Mark. -
Glad to hear you're feeling better.So excited for you to be back dancing with Shawn tonight, it's not the same without you!! :) -
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So glad we will see you tonight! Everyone knows you are the best pro they have and watching the show is not the same without you. Hopefully you can get your surgery and heal without missing the show. We can't afford to lose another Hough:) I know that is selfish of me, but it's true. We all miss Julianne and think if we lost you too, we probably couldn't watch. 10's from Len tonight! -
Predictions....You and Shawn will be stunningly overwhelmingly beautiful. Carrie Ann will say its great,but she will notice a non existent lift (9)..while she is recovering from her sexual experience watching Gilles. I don't find him sexy, so I guess someone has to. Okay..next..Bruno will love it and a definite 10. Len, will frown, and will say it was entertaining and looked great and the choreography was the best, but for him some elements of the dance were missing and 8 1/2. He will give Kirstie a 10. Me..I think you are the total best. You bring out the best in anyone you dance with. Take care of the neck.
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Well, it would be nice if Len's wearing something besides his crabby-pants tonight+got in line with the rest of the world who thinks he already owes you guys at least 30 points from past dances...
It's so nice of you to update everyone about your injury that have been so worried about whether you will be able to dance not only now, but in the future. The first concern is your general health but I think we have all been thinking about what a loss it would be if you could no longer dance since there is so much beauty and joy in all your work. And also the additional recognition for your choreography lately from the elite.
The samba from the song alone, sounds like it will be ground-breaking and the VW to"Angel" should create such beautiful memories for the troops and audience that it will convey love +gratitude for all their sacrifices. So glad you and Shawn are dancing together again. With your vision and elegance as a dancer and her impeccable skills and fearless trust in what you have taught her, you are an iconic team.
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