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YOGYAKARTA – THE BATTLE
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Raffles wrote in 1812
after he had been
appointed LieutenantGovernor in Batavia: “The
Sultan of Yogya decidedly
looks upon us as a less
powerful people than the
Government
which
preceded us, and it becomes absolutely
necessary for the tranquillity of the Country that
he should be taught to think otherwise”.
The thin pretext for action was
correspondence between Surakarta and
Yogyakarta, encouraging the Sultan of Yogya to
rise against the British, revealed to the British by
a half-brother of the Sultan, Pakualam. The
Susuhunan (Pakubuwono IV) was playing a
dangerous game, apparently hoping that the
Yogya sultanate would be defeated, so that the
Mataram kingdom could once again be united
under himself.
On 23 May 1812 the impatient Raffles (with
party-loving wife Olivia and the rest of Rollo
Gillespie’s troops – the bulk being still on their
way back from claiming Bangka-Beilitung for
Britain), headed east along the Great Post Road.
Gillespie himself, Raffles’ field commander,
caught up with them in Semarang, on the morning
after an all-night party which started on 4 June
to celebrate King George III’s birthday. He now
led a motley force of 1200 men who were to
descend on Yogya.
Once again Raffles had embarked on a
military campaign without approval. He wrote to
his superior (and protector) Lord Minto in Calcutta
that “the conduct and disposition of the Sultan is
so unfavourable and unsafe that his removal
becomes necessary”. It was alleged he was
heading a conspiracy of princes to annihilate
every European in Java. And on 16 June off
Raffles moved on from Semarang, with his leftover army, joining up along the way with the
400-man Mangkunegaran Legion of the Dutchspeaking Mangkunegara II of Surakarta. (His
father Mangkunegara I had been the rebel Mas
Said when the Mataram kingdom had been split
in 1755, and was granted an amnesty and a
small kraton ruling 4,000 households on the
outskirts of Surakarta. So Mataram had actually
been divided into three, not two).
One Colonel Colin
Mackenzie (an orientalist
and military engineer)
had been sent ahead to
plan the attack with the
British Resident, the
Scotsman Dr John
Crawfurd. Incredibly,
Crawfurd managed to
get the Crown Prince to
sign a pre-emptive treaty,
based on a hypothetical British conquest.
Colin Mackenzie had earlier that year
(between 19 and 22 January 1912) surveyed
the ruins at and around Prambanan that
Robinson had spotted the previous September
on his way to Yogya. They did not ‘discover’
them – the pumice-coated and overgrown ruins,
like those of Borobudur, had simply, for centuries,
been ignored, apart from the occasional souvenirhunting by Europeans from about 1733 (the first
recorded looting).
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On that day 16 June 1812 Raffles and
Gillespie joined Colonel Colin Mackenzie in the
Dutch Fort Vredeburg 500 metres northeast of
the Kraton, and beside the British residency.
(Sophia stayed
behin in Salatiga,
apparently still
suffering from
the all-night party
in Semarang.
Although it was
evidently worse
that that – it
would be 6 weeks before she was well enough
to return to Jakarta).
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A look at Yogya from above (i.e on google) –
or a walk around the walls of the fort - reveals
the classic lines of the square fort, with large
arrow-head bastions at each corner – the socalled star fort formation. The fort (completed in
1788 on land provided by the newly installed
Sultan) had adopted the recently developed star
formation, so that no point of the outer walls
was out of sight of gunners along the ramparts.
The rounded end of the old circular bastions
were weak points, where assailants could climb
out of sight except from directly above.
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Cannon almost immediately began
exchanging salvos across the intervening space.
After two days Raffles offered to negotiate. He
was faced with 11,000 Javanese soldiers and
some 100,000 hostile civilians armed with
sharpened bamboo staves. He was actually
buying time until the bulk of his heavy firepower
could be hauled down the road from Salatiga. It
is referred to as ‘heavy’, but if it had reached
Yogya from Semarang in 3 days, as appears to
have been the case, the cannon were probably
lighter but had a greater range than the cannon
the British found in the fort. Or they were cannon
you could actually aim – unheard of earlier than
about 1810.
In return the Sultan demanded that the British
surrender. So the cannons continued.
This appears to be the only decisive action
that 62 year-old Hamenkubuwono II took during
this whole sorry episode – he is presented as
totally incompetent, sitting out the battle locked in
his Grand Pavilion (the Bangsal Kencono)
surrounded by his female bodyguards, offering
no leadership whatsoever. Not his father’s son.
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Yogyakarta - The Battle
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Both sides suffered from friendly fire. A huge heirloom cannon in the
northeast corner of the Kraton backfired into the palace and blew itself to
bits. Presumably it had become overheated and/or the firers were using
too much powder to try to throw its perhaps 60 pound balls (if it was a true
‘royal cannon’) or 42 pound balls if it was a full cannon (a discontinued line
by the 19th century), or 32 pound balls if it was ‘only’ a demi-cannon. In
any case, if it was ‘heirloom’ and big, it was unlikely to be able the breech
the 500m gap between the outer wall of the palace and the nearest part of
the fort wall. Presumably the Dutch had not built within the expected firing
range of the Javanese.
At much the same time a powder store in the Dutch fort self-immolated.
palace behind his back (everyone knew he had never been to Mecca),
and the only one who appears to have some idea what to do, Arya Panular
(who was also the Crown Prince’s father-in-law). This seems a small
group of supporters from the tens of uncles and cousins, and suggests
the Crown Prince did not enjoy a lot of support. Panular comes through
looking best. But we note that the detail we have of the events of the day
from the Kraton perspective are drawn from the court chronicles (babads)
carefully written immediately afterwards by Panular himself.
When the attacks started, Abubakar dressed himself in the white turban
and robes of a mujahedin and jumped onto the battlements. He made an
excellent target, and a sepoy sniper put a bullet through his turban. He
scrambled back into cover declaring that a Jihad was ‘no longer practical’.
On the morning of 19 June Colonel Alexander McLeod turned up with
the missing cannons. It was time for action. The sepoys were ordered to
set fire to the kampong surrounding the Kraton walls, and then at sunset
were called back into the fort. Musket fire all-but stopped, but the barrage
from cannons continued.
At 3.00 am the next morning, 20 June, Glllespie ordered the gunners on
the ramparts to cease fire. At 4.00 am a column of infantry headed out
quietly into the darkness to make a wide circuit ready to attack from the
south. Later another group left, ready to head straight through the twin
Banyan trees in the middle of the Alun-Alun Loi (North) toward the main
ceremonial gate facing Merapi. The main force, a column of Bengal Light
Infantry Volunteers, headed towards the nearest point, the northeast
bastion, chosen as the main target. The British were about to do something
the Dutch had never dared consider, they “were about to storm the sacred
space at the very heart of a mighty Javanese kingdom”. Raffles watched
from the fort.
The four princes who appear in the record of the events to follow
were the 43 year-old Crown Prince (but no great supporter of his father),
and three of the Sultan’s half-brothers who, among the Sultan’s ‘legions of
half-brothers’ were the Crown Prince’s closest supporters: Diposono, a
bumbling hunchback, Muhammad Abubakar, a pretend haji derided in the
There
were
formidable
and
professional units
within the Yogya army
(especially the Sultan’s
Bugis mercenaries),
but
they
lacked
coordination.
The Kraton was a
city formed by a great
square within fortyfive foot high walls three miles around, some 10 feet thick – with a main
gate facing the main Alun-Alun Loi on the north side and facing Merapi. It
had been built for the brand-new sultanate after the division of the Mataram
kingdom in 1755. Outside the South Gate was the traditional smaller southern
alun-alun (alun-alun kidul). At each corner was the usual bastion, some
fifty feet across. Along the edges were domed structures with slits for
muskets – these features were copied from the Dutch, and survivors of
these defence features can be seen along the walls of the old Dutch
fortified warehouses in Kota (Jakarta) (built in 1652) which are now the
Maritime Museum.
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As dawn broke on 20 June, a diversionary attack was made straight
through the Alun-Alun towards the main gate. The main attack was directed
left towards the northeast bastion which succumbed quickly to forces led
by Lieutenant Colonel Watson, overcome by sepoys swarming up bamboo
ladders before the defenders realised they were there. The Crown Prince
and his family including his fiery 26 year-old son Diponegoro, had their
quarters near the northeast bastion. They were forced to flee deeper into
the Kraton.
Near the main Prince’s gate, British troops had mounted the walls,
swung the cannon around, and were firing them back into the Kraton, and
then pressed on around the walls. The Crown Prince (and son) and Arya
Panular and families fled southwest towards the Golden Pavilion. After
removing a dead horse which was blocking the gate to an outer courtyard,
they got to the Srimenganti Gate. But the great timber gate was bolted shut
and guarded. The Sultan had barricaded himself in – praying, and
presumably still planning to replace the Crown Prince with a more compliant
younger son. So in accordance with a plan discussed during the night the
Prince and Panular headed further southwest to the Taman Sari complex.
They may have had the underwater tunnels and purpose-built refuge area
in mind, south of the bathing area. On they way they found Diposono. But
they found the eastern gate into Taman Sari also shut and bolted. They
could now see British soldiers all along the walls of the Kraton above
them.
The Taman Sari itself may already have been deteriorating. It had been
built by Hamenkubuwono 1 as part of his new palace complex, and was in
use from 1765 - a huge complex of lakes and islands and buildings (some
of these accessible only by underwater tunnels) and the fabled bathing
area, part of which was for the exclusive use of the Sultan and his
concubines.
The Sultan died in 1792, and the complex was never again in full
working order, due to the complex hydraulic system required to supply it
with water. The bathing area (actually not the focus of the original complex
– that was the lake area to its north) and parts in the immediate vicinity are
virtually all that is immediately recognisable, and the bathing area is being
restored and preserved. (It was spotless on a recent visit). What were the
lakes have long since been drained and built over.
It was greatly damaged during this siege. This damage is unlikely to
have been from cannon fire. The distance a cannon ball would have to
travel from the fort to the complex is about 1.3 km. The gunners would
have had to direct fire diagonally across the Alun-Alun. One suggests this
may have been less likely than to direct fire at parts of the palace much
closer. Most of the damage probably resulted from the orgy of plundering
which followed the siege.
But back to the battle in progress.
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away he scampered.
The Crown Prince and Panular (and sons and royal women) had no
intention of fleeing Yogya. And we recall, there apparently was a
succession agreement with the British Resident in place. Taman Sari was
again not too far away, so dodging British fire from the ramparts (and
taking some hits) this time they tried the main entrance, the western gate.
But they found it also bolted shut from the inside. Sepoys were closing in,
and Panular grabbed a sacred lance carried for him by one of his retainers
and faced off, although he had never before been in battle. At the last
moment a British officer named Dennis Dalton thundered up through the
smoke and dust ordering the sepoys to hold their fire and called to Panular
in his recently-learned and basic Malay to ‘jangan takut, datang sini’. Their
danger had passed.
While the British and
the sepoy troops were
killing indiscriminately, the
British officers had been
on the lookout for the
Crown Prince, whom
Raffles intended to
reinstall as Sultan. Dalton
found him just in time. He
and his party were
immediately stripped of all
valuables and royal
spears (pusakas) – plundering was standard practice in battles of the time
- and were led off to meet Raffles in the fort.
Earlier, after taking the northeast bastion, Watson and his troops headed
south along the wall to the southeast bastion, which also fell quickly. Then
they headed west to the huge South Gate, which opened onto the small
southern alun-alun. Here the wall was fifty feet thick. They took the Gate
and let in the force which had set out from the fort at 4.00 am that morning.
The 400-man Mangkunegara legion had softened up the kampungs south
of the Kraton (that is, burnt them down) to ease their way. From there the
now combined force took the southwest bastion, and turned north towards
the crowded West Gate.
The northwest bastion was holding out longer than the others, but
succumbed, and the remnants of the Sultan’s army made a last stand in the
nearby Royal Mosque, outside the Kraton to the west of the Alun Alun.
They were actually holding fast with the British having only the low outer
wall for cover, until a Javanese fighter ran from the Mosque to this wall. He
poked his head through and took a shot at the nearest foreigner who
unfortunately for him happened to be Rollo Gillespie, hitting him in the arm.
A sepoy sniper (Bhoop Narain Singh) annihilated the foolhardy Javanese
sniper at point blank range (earning a later promotion). The diminutive
Gillespie went into a rage and demanded an all-out attack, which immediately
brought an end to further resistance.
It was now 9 am on 20 June 1812. 23 members of the British forces
(no officers) had been killed and 76 wounded. Thousand of Javanese
died.
Meanwhile the Crown Prince was already in the fort. He was shocked
to be faced in the courtyard by two Javanese princes in European military
dress – Mangkunegara II (whom he did not know), and Pakualam (Panular’s
half-brother, whom of course he did). Pakualam greeted his brother and
nephew with a Western handshake. When they moved inside, Raffles
made an attempt at a Javanese greeting, before withdrawing for a
discussion with Crawfurd.
With the Taman Sari locked in their faces, the Crown Prince and his
party headed to the southeast corner of the palace, and turned north.
They then crossed back to the West Gate, presumably passing south of
the locked Golden Pavilion on the way. There they found Abubakar who
had been dashing around on horseback trying to escape. (He had by this
time ditched his far too conspicuous mujahidin outfit). Now horseless, he
squeezed out through the West Gate and fled into the early morning through
the hail of British musket fire. He eventually took refuge in the hilltop royal
burial ground at Imogiri. The fleeing crowd was jamming the gate, so the
retainers of the physically limited and exhausted Diposono hauled him up
onto the wall and unceremoniously dropped him over the other side, and
Neither Raffles nor Crawfurd left a record of this conversation, and
we depend on Panular’s chronicles. But Panular did not speak English and
was not in the room. However Panular and Crawfurd became close friends,
and Panular eventually presented him with the first draft of his account of
the fall of the Kraton, so perhaps Crawfurd told him later about what went
on.
Apparently Raffles now wanted to instal Pakualam as a tame sultan.
Crawfurd, not a yes-man, and also highly educated, disagreed with Raffles
as he often did, and persuaded Raffles that this would not work. The
compromise suggested by Crawfurd was that Pakualam be granted his
own mini sultanate within Yogya. Pakulam gained a minor hereditary.
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sultanate of 3,000 households within Yogya. So Pakualam gained a minor
hereditary sultanate of 3,000 households within Yogya. The old kingdom
of Mataram would now be divided into four, and the scheming Susuhunan
of Surakarta gained nothing.
Back in the Golden Pavilion, Hamengubuwono prayed and dithered.
Hoping that the British would treat him with respect, he ffinally ordered
white flags of surrender be flown. The last of his guards were ordered to
pile their lances and swords in the Srimenganti courtyard. By this time
sepoys had got through the gate and simply opened fire on them. An
officer of the 78th Highland Regiment arrested the Sultan and marched him
with his arms pinned behind his back out across the Alun-Alun to the fort
where he was locked up. As he passed through the inner hall of the
central building, the Crown Prince and Pakualam started to kneel out of
customary respect, but Raffles saw them about to do this and ‘barked
angrily’ at them to stay seated.
Out in the city the British troops went into a wild orgy of looting. They
had found little when they arrived in Batavia, and nothing of the fabled
wealth of Sultan Badruddin in Palembang. Now finally they had a worthy
target. They became ‘unhinged’. They dredged ditches, clambered down
wells, and dug up floors. The extensive damage done to Taman Sari may
have been done in this wild treasure hunt. But before they left Yogya,
British engineers did prepare a survey of the Taman Sari, which survives.
There was apparently no raping. There was one
attempt. Lieutenant Hector MacLean of the 14th Rifle
Company found a royal lady alone in the Inner Kraton.
But she had a kris hidden in her sarong and let him
have it in the neck. He became the only British officer
to die in the campaign, and the first British internee of
Yogya’s little Christian cemetery (after a funeral with
military honours).
Raffles himself organised the theft of the entire contents of the Kraton
archive – every bound manuscript, every lontar-leaf chronicle, every babad
in Kawi, Jawi, Arabic and Sanskrit. But he paid in cash for artifacts he
lifted. A strange man.
Raffles at first considered the solders deserved everything they took,
and that the cost of the campaign was totally a government expense. But
a month ater in the clear Bogor air he realised his balance sheet was
looking far from healthy. So in retrospect he decided the soldiers took more
than they deserved, and that anything taken after 9.00 am on 20 June
(after which time the battle was actually over) belonged to the British
government. Raffles’ long battle with his Commander in Chief began.
On 21June (the day after the battle) the Crown Prince was officially
appointed as Sultan Hamengkubuwono III. The ceremony did not take place
in the Siti Inggil, the first of the pendopos inside the main ceremonial gateway
of the Kraton and intended to be were sultans were crowned. It took place
in the British residency, across the road (now Jl Ahmad Yani, the extension
of Marlioboro) from the fort. Certain items of state necessary for the
ceremony were retrieved from the soldiers’ loot and presented to him. All
the princes present were forced by the belligerent Crawfurd to kiss the
knees of both the Sultan and Raffles.
The next day, Raffles sent a note to Gillespie telling him to get ready for
an attack on Surakarta within the month. But Raffles changed his mind and
the Sushunan escaped with a punitive treaty. Hamengkubuwono likewise
ceded significant benefits and control to the British in his own treaty. The
forest within which the legendary Buddhist monument we know as
Borobudur was located was included in the rights transferred. (Raffles
would have a young Dutch surveyor Hermanus Christian Cornelis use 200
men recruited from nearly villages strip back the vegetation and volcanic
ash choking it over a two-week period later, in 1814).
On 23 June Raffles travelled to Semarang. He wrote to Lord Minto: “A
more splendid event than the fall of the proud and haughty Court of Yogya
(Djocja) never graced the annals of any country, and Java will long have
reason to remember with gratitude the events of 20th June”. And from
there back to his retreat in Bogor, to arrange the clean-up of ancient
monuments and to commence writing The History of Java, based on
translations prepared for him of looted manuscripts.
Things in Central Java settled into normality. The first annual Salatiga
Races were held in October, along with a cricket match. 
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Intercontinental Jakarta Midplaza. Over 200 members and guests attended
this annual event, and many dressed up in the roaring 1920’s glamour
outfits.
IABC President Kris Sulisto and Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty
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IABC Health Guide
Are Statins Bad for You ??
Everybody has seen or is
aware of the recent TV
program really dumping on
the use of statin drugs eg
‘Lipitor’, ‘Crestor’ to reduce
your cholesterol levels.
Although only 3% doctors
agreed with the program’s
claims subsequent viewer
reaction
showed
the
extraordinary power of TV
to change people’s behavior.
- For girls: [(father's height - 25 cm) + mother's height] divided by two
- For boys: [(mother's height +25 cm) + father's height] divided by two
Your genes, good nutrition and good health play a large role in your
growth pattern and your final adult height. Boys and girls stop growing
at the end of puberty. That's when their bones stop growing.
Another simple method to calculate a child’s final height is simply to
double their height at 2 yrs of age.
Generally short parents will have taller children and tall parents will
have shorter children. Mother nature does this to force the majority of
people to the 50% point of the Bell Curve.
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Statins are the most prescribed drug in Australia and very commonly
used in Indonesia. They are very effective at lowering cholesterol levels.
Q. Is cholesterol a risk factor for heart disease?
A. Yes. Atherosclerosis involves cholesterol accumulation in major
arteries which may block the artery and cause eg a heart attack. LDL
cholesterol is as important a risk factor for heart disease as
hypertension, smoking, lack of physical activity and obesity.
For every 1mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol, there is about a 22%
reduction in major cardiovascular events over a five-year period.
People who have had previous arterial bypass, angioplasty or stent
procedures are also at high risk and the same cholesterol argument
applies.
Q: When should a statin be used?
A: Drug therapy is indicated for people who are at high risk for
cardiovascular disease ie. > 15% chance of heart disease within the
next five years. Risk is calculated using: age, gender, blood pressure,
diabetes, smoking, and cholesterol levels. People at lower cardiac risk
should discuss with their doctors whether statins are necessary. See
www. cvdcheck.org.au for details. It is especially important for people
who have had previous heart attacks or strokes to keep taking statins
as they are at high risk of another cardiovascular event — greater than
30% in five years.
Q: Should I cease my cholesterol –lowering medication ?
A: Data recommends statins for people with high cardiovascular risk.
Without statins they have >15% five-year risk of heart attack or stroke.
“ Do I really need to take my statin? ” is best answered by your own
doctor who can review your whole medical history.
Vitamin D –the latest craze !!
There have been many recent articles
promoting the use of (expensive) Vit D
supplements especially by alternative
medicine practitioners is produced in the
skin by exposure to sunlight. Some Vit D
is present in eggs, milk and other foods.
Vit D deficiency is possible if you are
housebound, have dark skin, cover
yourself for religious reasons, or have
limited exposure to sunlight. Routine testing for Vit D levels is not
necessary.
Vit D is needed for bone and muscle health. Severe Vit D deficiency is
rare in Australia. In the over 30s low Vit D levels may play a role in
osteoporosis formation. But despite what you might think, recent
research confirms Vit D supplements do not help strengthen bones,
have no significant impact on bone mineral density and should not be
indiscriminately used for osteoporosis prevention. The best treatment
for osteoporosis prevention is simply weight bearing exercise eg
walking.
Sitting in the sun beside the pool for a while beats swallowing pills.
You start strongly, but by mid
afternoon you can’t quite keep
going. Recharge your batteries by:
1. Pacing yourself. Go-getters like
to keep going, but don’t risk
overtaxing yourself. Pace yourself.
Instead of burning your battery life
in two hours, spread it out between
morning tasks, afternoon tasks, and
evening activities — with rest and meals between.
2. Taking a walk or a nap. A short power nap can help. If you have
trouble sleeping at night, napping can make the insomnia worse. If
that’s the case get moving instead: Walk around the block, or just get up
and move around.
3. Skip most supplements. You have heard about energy-boosting
supplements. There is no evidence they work.
- Iron. Iron only improves energy if you are Fe deficient - check
with a% doctors agreed with the blood test. Unless you are low in iron
don’t take it. Too much iron can be harmful.
- B vitamins do help convert food into energy but taking more B
vitamins doesn’t supercharge your cells. That’s a myth.
- DHEA. There is no evidence that DHEA offers any real benefits,
and the side effects remain a question mark. Also check if legal in your
country.
4. Fuel up wisely. A sugary bun delivers calories, but your body
metabolises them faster and you can end up with sinking blood sugar
and fatigue. You can maintain a steadier energy level by eating lean
protein and unrefined carbohydrates. Try low-fat yoghurt with nuts,
raisins, and honey. Your body will absorb this carb-fibre-protein mix
more gradually. Don’t skip meals.
Is There Any Hope for Humanity?
Doctor: How did you get that black eye?
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Australian Doctor
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IABC Health Guide
Strength Training Really Helps
Regular physical activity promotes general good health, reduces the risk of developing many diseases, and helps you live a
longer and healthier life. Everyone knows that. Remember a 30-year-old will lose about 25% of muscle strength by age 70 and
50% by age 90. Once you reach your 50s and beyond, strength training is critical to preserving your ability to perform the most
ordinary activities of daily living.
Strength training includes any exercises that use your body weight to create resistance against gravity eg barbells, gym
machines. A beginner’s strength-building workout takes as little as 20 minutes. You won’t need to grunt, strain, or sweat like a
cartoon bodybuilder. The key is developing a well-rounded program, performing the exercises with good form, and being
consistent. You will experience noticeable gains in strength within four to eight weeks.
hen you start, take it slowly so you don’t injure yourself. Mild to moderate muscle soreness between workouts is normal, but
back off if it persists more than a few days.
What is An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury?
An ACL injury is a tear or complete rupture in one of the two knee
ligaments that joins the upper leg bone with the lower leg bone. The ACL
keeps the knee stable. An ACL injury is a serious injury often causing
significant disability and a serious life and game changer for elite athletes
and sportspeople.
Without treatment, the injured ACL is less able to control knee movement,
and the bones are more likely to rub against each other. This abnormal
bone movement can also damage the cartilage that covers the ends of the
bones and can damage the cartilage pads that cushion the knee joints.
An ACL can be injured if your knee joint is bent backward, twisted, or bent
side to side. The chance of injury is higher if more than one of these
movements occurs at the same time. Contact such as being tackled by
another person or hit by an object frequently causes an ACL injury.
Typically an ACL injury occurs
during sports when your foot
is firmly planted on the ground
and a sudden force hits your
knee while your leg is straight
or slightly bent. This happens
when you are changing
direction rapidly, slowing down
when running, or landing from
a jump. This type of injury is
common in soccer, skiing,
football, and other sports with
lots of stop-and-go movements.
Falling off a ladder or missing a step on a staircase are common
causes. The ACL becomes weaker with age so a tear happens more
easily in the >40yrs.
Symptoms of an acute ACL injury include:
• Feeling or hearing a ” pop” in the knee at the time of injury.
• Pain on the outside and back of the knee.
• The knee swelling within the first few hours of the injury. Sudden
swelling is usually a sign of a serious knee injury.
• Limited knee movement because of pain or swelling or both.
• The knee feeling unstable, buckling, or giving way.
After an acute ACL injury almost certainly you have to stop whatever you
are doing because of the pain, but you may be able to walk.
Surgery is usually necessary to repair an ACL injury. Up to 12 months of
intense rehab is essential before sport can be played again. The temptation
of an early return to sport may well result in a recurrence and further
surgery. Patients >40yrs often simply do not do the necessary rehab so
surgery may be refused and you have to learn to live with the disability.
grandiose ideas and irrational
decisions – look for famous
politicians, media stars and
comedians. The torrent of words
and the impossibility of a rational
conversation with somebody in
the manic phase can be
exhausting.
Bipolar Disorder is more common
in older teenagers and young
adults. But affects men and women equally, as well as all races, ethnic
groups, and socioeconomic classes. Women tend to experience more
periods of depression than men so women are at higher risk for the high
and low moods.
Although bipolar disorder cannot be prevented, early recognition of
bipolar warning signs and appropriate treatment allows sufferers to monitor
their mood and medications and keep the illness from escalating.
Teens and Self Esteem
Poor Self esteem is a common problem with teenagers. There are
many factors involved in poor self esteem but significant mental and
behavioural symptoms easily develop in teens with poor body image.
One helpful step is to teach your teen about
media which sounds a little odd: Don't let your
daughter be a fashion victim or your son become
obsessed with being a muscle-bound movie star.
Help teenagers develop a healthy scepticism
about body images seen in magazines, on screen,
and on the web. Make sure your teen
understands the airbrushing, photo manipulation,
stylists, personal trainers, cosmetic surgery, and
other tricks that make up the beauty industry,
celebrity culture and the image of the body
beautiful.
Show your teen how to decode advertising messages that link tempting
products with personal fulfilment or enviable body shape. Simple but it
does help.
Is There Any Hope for Humanity?
Doctor: Is that new pill effective?
Patient: No! I saw an advertisement that said Nothing as is as effective as
that new pill. So I took nothing.
Old Patient: My doctor gave me two weeks to live. I hope those two weeks
are during the next Olympics.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder, with its extreme mood swings from depression to
mania, used to be called manic depressive disorder. Bipolar Disorder is
serious and can cause risky behaviour, often bizarre decision making and
even suicidal tendencies. The cause is unknown.
In the manic phase sufferers may make histrionic speeches with
Dr Richard Tomlins
Australian Doctor
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IABC Members Gathering - February 2014
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