My Pinnocchio foot.
So I would say that PT is going relatively well. My balance is improving tremendously, and I have progressed from the yellow to the red band. The one thing that still bothers me is that I feel like I have a wooden foot. When I try to raise up on my toes, or even when I’m doing horizontal calf raises on the machine- my foot doesn’t bend. Even when I try to roll heel to toe as I walk, my foot doesn’t seem to roll through- it just plops. I can see some progress when I am barefoot, but as soon as I put my shoes on I feel like I’m walking on a fake foot. My PT says that a lot of it is from the tightness, and she has been massaging my arch as well as having me do a few more stretching exercises, but it just doesn’t seem to be making significant progress. Am I just being over anxious, or is this something that should be making major improvements after two weeks of PT?
Deanne (aka DREAMS)