{"id":35301,"date":"2023-01-13T08:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T07:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/blog\/2023\/01\/13\/blog-katie-allen-jan-2023\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:11:11","slug":"blog-katie-allen-jan-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/en\/blog\/2023\/01\/13\/blog-katie-allen-jan-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Katie Allen Jan. 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I never felt like CMTC held me back from sports and other physical activities, there have been some challenges. With a 3cm leg length difference, I tend to trip and fall at the best of times, especially in activities I competed in as a teenager. Over the years, my balance has somewhat improved; but I still had more than my share of tumbles. Through physiotherapy and sports medicine, I learned how to fall safely and reduce the chance of major injury, but there was damage over the years to my joints, especially my knees. 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