I went to my first full Physical Therapy apt last night for my ankle. I had knee surgery and did therapy for it back in 2002, and I was expecting it to be a very painful experience, where I grunt, yell and assault my therapist.
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was nothing like what I had expected! In fact, it was one of the most relaxing things I have done in awhile! Generally i HATE people touching my feet. I am tickilish, and they are always cold no matter what time of year it is.. But I didn't mind him! It was basically a 30 min foot massage. Oh man. Did it ever feel good!! he started by massaging my bone and limbering it up. After that I did some exercises, and he got on the floor and held onto my bone and helped it move as I worked, essentially re-training it how to move properly. That made a HUGE difference in my leg squats. This past week they have been so painful, I have tears in my eyes by the time I finish them. Not this time! It felt FABULOUS!!!
And the best news of all was that after I told him specifically where and what my pain was and he played with the bone, he was able to see where exactly we needed to work on it, and he said I should start feeling relief quickly and should regain my mobility very soon. THANK YOU JESUS!!! I am sooo tired of wearing my ankle brace everywhere I go and having pain while walking or doing activities. So I am super excited.
And I'm even more excited because I get to go back tonight and get massaged again:)
As long as we're talking about health, I might as well throw in my infectious disease update.
I still have it.
I am going back to the dr tonight for a THIRD, yes friends I said THIRD, round of antibiotics. I am getting better but it is not gone by any means and Katie, the sharer of this infectious disease, now has Bronchitis, so I am desperately trying to avoid that!
If I can just get my ankle back in shape and get rid of this infectious disease I will feel WONDERFUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLL!!!!! :)
JESUS IS COOL!!!
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was nothing like what I had expected! In fact, it was one of the most relaxing things I have done in awhile! Generally i HATE people touching my feet. I am tickilish, and they are always cold no matter what time of year it is.. But I didn't mind him! It was basically a 30 min foot massage. Oh man. Did it ever feel good!! he started by massaging my bone and limbering it up. After that I did some exercises, and he got on the floor and held onto my bone and helped it move as I worked, essentially re-training it how to move properly. That made a HUGE difference in my leg squats. This past week they have been so painful, I have tears in my eyes by the time I finish them. Not this time! It felt FABULOUS!!!
And the best news of all was that after I told him specifically where and what my pain was and he played with the bone, he was able to see where exactly we needed to work on it, and he said I should start feeling relief quickly and should regain my mobility very soon. THANK YOU JESUS!!! I am sooo tired of wearing my ankle brace everywhere I go and having pain while walking or doing activities. So I am super excited.
And I'm even more excited because I get to go back tonight and get massaged again:)
As long as we're talking about health, I might as well throw in my infectious disease update.
I still have it.
I am going back to the dr tonight for a THIRD, yes friends I said THIRD, round of antibiotics. I am getting better but it is not gone by any means and Katie, the sharer of this infectious disease, now has Bronchitis, so I am desperately trying to avoid that!
If I can just get my ankle back in shape and get rid of this infectious disease I will feel WONDERFUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLL!!!!! :)
JESUS IS COOL!!!
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