Focuspositively
junior member
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2024
- Messages
- 39
- Age
- 63
- Gender
- Female
- Country
Canada
Huge progress at PT today compared to 2 weeks ago: left knee bent 9 degrees more!!! right knee bent 20 degrees more!!!! All these numbers were active meaning that the PT didn’t push on my knees/legs. So:
Jan 8 (7 weeks minus 1 day):
left 63 active 67 passive
right 80 active 90 passive
Jan 22 (9 weeks minus 1 day):
left 72 active right 100 active
PT didn’t push my leg/knee to get higher numbers today. (pushing is passive)
What’s amazing is that I’ve only been doing one set of my 6 stretches a day, plus lots of icing and elevating. Three exercises then an 8.5 minute walk in my home, then elevate, ice and rest for 45 minutes, then repeat with the last three stretches later in the day. I’ve done a little more as I started a very light weekly water aerobic class last week. I’ve also been to the mall twice to walk this past week. Once for 25 minutes then the second time for 17 minutes as 25 was too much.
So… BoneSmart is right! less is more for my poor swollen legs/knees! Just bought the travel Lounge Doctor leg raiser. I’m taking it with me on my trip to Europe this April.
My happy dance!!
Jan 8 (7 weeks minus 1 day):
left 63 active 67 passive
right 80 active 90 passive
Jan 22 (9 weeks minus 1 day):
left 72 active right 100 active
PT didn’t push my leg/knee to get higher numbers today. (pushing is passive)
What’s amazing is that I’ve only been doing one set of my 6 stretches a day, plus lots of icing and elevating. Three exercises then an 8.5 minute walk in my home, then elevate, ice and rest for 45 minutes, then repeat with the last three stretches later in the day. I’ve done a little more as I started a very light weekly water aerobic class last week. I’ve also been to the mall twice to walk this past week. Once for 25 minutes then the second time for 17 minutes as 25 was too much.
So… BoneSmart is right! less is more for my poor swollen legs/knees! Just bought the travel Lounge Doctor leg raiser. I’m taking it with me on my trip to Europe this April.
