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and will be for many more weeks...
xrays and CATscan showed some herniated discs...
ugh... getting old sucks!!
When I went to Dr. Fusting for the first time in November I couldn't walk. Through her help, she has gotten me back to nearly where I was before I broke my ankle and today had me running on the treadmill. She then told me I had "graduated" from physical therapy and our time was done. I can't put into words how thankful I am for her passion for physical therapy and teaching me how to walk again!
Lindsey is doing PT twice a week and doing exercises at home, and going to the gym. She is up to 90 degrees bend in her knee, but it’s slow going. She has a two therapist team helping her, but it’s more like a good cop/bad cop situation. Hopefully, this week she can dump the ‘bad cop’.....Friday’s session was unnecessarily traumatic.
Yeah!
The cast came off a week ago, and I have been going to physical therapy since.
I love being able to sleep at night without being woken up by the stupid cast or the uncomfortable "boot". You wouldn't think a cast would make much difference in your sleeping patterns but it did for me. I never want to wear a cast again, and I only had this last one on for four weeks!
Physical therapy isn't as horrible as so many people make it sound. It is a lot of work training long unused muscles to function correctly again.. . but it isn't THAT bad. After "exercising" I take an Advil and set a bag of frozen peas on my ankle. The muscles that hurt the most aren't even part of the ankle, but the shin muscles!
The P.T.s say I have great "ballet toes"/ dancer's feet. Apparently, my ankles & feet have an amazing range of motion. I can and always have been able to bend my foot straight down so that my toes point and line up as a perfect extension of my leg. I think it's kind of funny, but it's a nice compliment.
According to the PTs I also have the nicest feet they have seen (& smelled*) in quite some time. Most people with my injuries come in without even having washed their feet off, much less peeled off the scaly, dry skin left from their cast. GROSS! I peeled off at least half that lizard skin while I was still in the doctor's office after the cast was removed. I can't imagine leaving that stuff on for the poor PT to remove. Yuck! Many people are so afraid they are going to hurt their ankle that they won't even touch their foot or leg.
As of today, I am allowed to WALK while wearing the boot and only need to use the crutches when walking becomes uncomfortable or painful.
YEAH! -again.
( * I make sure to lather on vanilla scented lotion before putting on my sock & boot and heading out the door for my PT appointment.)
Sara gets to take a break from standing during this class. And her teacher doesn't need to transfer her into her wheelchair. Handy!
I took this from inside the Courage Kenny facility in Golden Valley, MN where my brother goes for physical therapy. We were waiting for his therapist and I looked up to see this pattern. I only had my pixel phone to work with. It is a fantastic facility. People my age remember when polio was prevalent and there was no cure. My oldest brother had it and it affected the muscles in one leg. Sister Kenny brought her own innovations for treating patients that had become infected.
Sister Elizabeth Kenny (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1952) was a self-trained Australian bush nurse who developed an approach to treating polio that was controversial at the time. Her method, promoted internationally while working in Australia, Europe and the United States, differed from the conventional one of placing affected limbs in plaster casts. Instead, she applied hot compresses, followed by passive movement of the areas to reduce what she called "spasm". Her principles of muscle rehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy or physiotherapy in such cases.[Wikipedia]
This is from the Courage Kenny website.
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute®, part of Allina Health was formed in June 2013 through the merger of Courage Center® and Sister Kenny Institute®, also known as Sister Kenny®. Both organizations bring a strong history of service to people with disabilities as well as people with chronic medical conditions.
Courage Center was founded in 1928 as the Minnesota Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The organization was dedicated to meeting the changing needs of children and adults with disabilities, with an emphasis on advocacy, adaptive sports and recreation, camping, as well as rehabilitation. In 1973, the Golden Valley facility was dedicated. Locations were later opened in Stillwater, Burnsville and Forest Lake, along with a second adaptive sports location in Duluth.
Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute was founded in 1942 in Minneapolis by Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny. Her pioneering principles of muscle rehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy. The Institute itself became one of the premier rehabilitation centers in the country, known for its progressive and innovative vision.
Had some more time to *play* today, so decided to upload this for my Sliders Sunday shot, which will have to wait until the group opens up!
Last night we visited an old haunt in Rhode Island, set amongst the marshlands. The restaurant hasn't changed much in 30 years, which was refreshing in a way, but quite a contrast from their neighbors who have cleverly put up a most sophisticated, temporary tent to welcome back their very popular clientele after a devastating fire, only a few months ago, closed their main restaurant across the street.
I couldn't resist taking a *shot* of this torn canvas, as an invitation to post one of my *key chain* dangles which I created for my Physical Therapist, Lee, who loves to play golf! The blue zippered bag is a miniature, just deep enough with two pockets to enclose an extra ball and tee (for Lee)!
The orange, red and blue beads represent the exercise balls one uses for stretches. The barbell is self-explanatory; the little bucket and shovel are to help digging out of sand traps on the course; the little beaded figure is a patient, and the circular disc says, "never give up" . . . the smiling sun, moon and star charms indicate reaching for the light in recovery! I finished the dangle with Lee's name and a #1 hanging on one of the hands of the figurine!
I'm not sure what he made of this, but I warned him how I also love using art and creativity as other *healing tools* . . . with the JOY in gifting my dodads. as thankyous, to special people in my life who have helped me on this challenging journey!
This is me at work today. I'm highly noticeable as I walk down the hall because of my bright pink gait belt. Not always the best thing. The Crocs are so much more comfortable than my sneakers at the end of a long day on my feet after they've swelled. And the picture is a little off and out of focus because it was sitting on my lunch bag and I think it moved a little!
Candid photo snapped by my son to record for posterity what was going on in physical therapy class.
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Staff Sgt. Brian Schar works out in Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Physical Therapy Clinic. (WRAMC photo by Kristin Ellis)
Just a few weeks after receiving his second prosthetic leg, Josh has given up his wheelchair all together. He's back at school now, starting eighth grade right on time.
Laura Thorne (Lammily) pushes her client, Brian (Wildflower ooak Ken doll) around a trail in a nearby park. Laura is a private physical therapist.
27 de diciembre, 2022. Otro día de fisioterapia. Brooklyn Health.
7 1/2 x 15 in double page spread; watercolor, ink, whatever, on Stillman and Birn Epsilon soft cover.
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On Friday, I retired from Kona community Hospital after 22 years of service and a 35 year career as a physical therapist.
The first baseball practice after school concentrated on hitting, which Josh can't yet do because he hasn't found the right adaptive devices for his hands.
Josh is one of the more resilient people I've ever met, and he's only 13. A severe Strep A infection earlier this year nearly killed him and cost this young athlete and honor student both legs beneath his knees and most of his fingers on both hands. He's relearning how to live now, and I've been privileged enough to document his recovery. Oh, and he can still kick my ass at Wii.
Physical reconstruction. Technique of manipulating contracted inter-vertebral ligament in cervical region. World War 1 era. Selected by Kathleen.