Started PT yesterday

Posted on January 5th, 2016 by howard

I’m just shy of six weeks post-surgery, and I started PT yesterday.
After an evaluation (strength and mobility testing), the therapist gave the
area a pretty vigorous massage to reduce the swelling. I was then led to
an “anti-gravity treadmill.” They had me put on inflatable pants, and the machine automatically weighs me and adjusts the inflation to [...]

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  • s40love | May 16th, 2016 | 10:36 am

    Congrats on your progress howard. Keep doing both, adding more weight, and soon you will be doing one! I can’t wait to be 100% either, but it’s a long road. The important thing is to be making a little progress every day, and we will get there soon!

  • frankie88 | December 23rd, 2015 | 4:27 pm

    Nice to hear Howard. Ill be 3 weeks post op tomorrow and everything seems to be really smooth for me as well. Good Luck and Happy Holidays.

  • beanie | December 17th, 2015 | 6:33 pm

    Hi Howard, it sounds like your recovery is going well so far! There’s a cheap shoe attachment called an EvenUp. Many people get it and find it excellent for bringing your good foot up to the same height as the booted foot and you can attach it to any shoe. Sorry about your ski plans and I hope they refund you!

  • oldduck | December 14th, 2015 | 6:34 pm

    Your blog brings up a lot of good points, and makes me wonder why doctor’s offices don’t better prepare their patients for this life after surgery. My doctor: zilch.

    My surgery was just two days after yours, so it will be interesting to compare progress. I, too, have had practically no pain so far, but that may change after starting PT next week.

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