skigirl
Former BoneSmart staff member
- Joined
- May 5, 2009
- Messages
- 13,596
- Age
- 80
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
I was in the gym today and realized that I can almost sit on my heels. but can't quite get there--and I realized that I have the achievement disease.
when I was at the University of Michigan, I had to have a 4.0---it was the most important things in my life---then, I graduated and no one in the world cared what my grade point had been. I put it on my first resume until one of the people who interviewed my very kindly told me that if I were samart, people would know it without me telling them!!! After that, I had to deal with the fact that I had spent so many hours getting something that had questionable value. I could have graduated with a 3. and gone to more parties!!!
For me, with this knee, ROM is the same as my grade point--I had my pt measure me so many times, it was crazy, I would not rest until it was 140. I see so many people on this site who worry about their rom--but, really, unless you are one of the few with a problem, for most folks it just kind of works itself out.
Now, at 14 weeks, my rom is easy--I don't have to bend it back for half an hour to get the measurement. I wonder now if I had to bend it back so far when I was in PT. As the swelling goes down and your work on strengtheing your quads, the rom comes along with it.
Some folks do need the MUA and after that, intensive ptis necessary for two weeks or so---but, really, don't be like me and get stuck in the achievement pit!!!
If you are consistently progressing and can walk normally without a limp, then your rom is increasing too. My pt worked on it for the first month or so to make sure the knee did bend,but I don't think that my extra obsessing was worth the effort!!!
During my recovery, I learned to knit---I am getting better feelings from looking at my first sock than I did from worrying about my rom. Kelly
when I was at the University of Michigan, I had to have a 4.0---it was the most important things in my life---then, I graduated and no one in the world cared what my grade point had been. I put it on my first resume until one of the people who interviewed my very kindly told me that if I were samart, people would know it without me telling them!!! After that, I had to deal with the fact that I had spent so many hours getting something that had questionable value. I could have graduated with a 3. and gone to more parties!!!
For me, with this knee, ROM is the same as my grade point--I had my pt measure me so many times, it was crazy, I would not rest until it was 140. I see so many people on this site who worry about their rom--but, really, unless you are one of the few with a problem, for most folks it just kind of works itself out.
Now, at 14 weeks, my rom is easy--I don't have to bend it back for half an hour to get the measurement. I wonder now if I had to bend it back so far when I was in PT. As the swelling goes down and your work on strengtheing your quads, the rom comes along with it.
Some folks do need the MUA and after that, intensive ptis necessary for two weeks or so---but, really, don't be like me and get stuck in the achievement pit!!!
If you are consistently progressing and can walk normally without a limp, then your rom is increasing too. My pt worked on it for the first month or so to make sure the knee did bend,but I don't think that my extra obsessing was worth the effort!!!
During my recovery, I learned to knit---I am getting better feelings from looking at my first sock than I did from worrying about my rom. Kelly