bored? try doing P.T. twice weekly!

I started physical therapy this week. Two 1hr long appts. An hour roundtrip commute> so it getz me out of the house at least!!! I say "at least", because go figure my severe left neck/shoulder pain isnt that bad this week!

It involves a neck/shoulder message, a guide to help w/stretches, some low- weight arm lifts, and 10-15 minute cardio. Oh, and theres an added benefit, if your therapist is a jibber-jabber, you get to hear whats goin on in others lives!!!

It was Quite entertaining!!!

sandyfeet said...
It's always funny what passes for recreation in our lives mcspike.

A good physio is worth their weight in gold, I've only known two so far, but the good ones are truly gifted and a joy to work with. I have one a 3h commute away from me and I'm really hoping to get out to see her again soon - ironically I figure I needn't bother when I'm feeling decent enough and when I'm bad it's just too far to go. The jibber-jabber is sometimes the best part!

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So true, sandyfeet. I've mentioned this before - From 2013 to 2016 I went to 4 (or was it 5?) different physiotherapists. Not one helped me....

Then I found Jennifer. A young, keen, knowledgeable physiotherapist. She doesn't hook me up to a machine and leave...she works on me. She discusses everything with me. She tests my strength and ROM and looks for problem areas.

And, the bonus, she is also kind. I broke down once in her office and she was so supportive and understanding.

She is the first physio that I actually made progress with. the work she did...and the exercises allowed me to get full range of motion on my upper left side...after 3 years of it staying the same. (well it's about 95% compared to my right side - but she said that is not uncommon in the general population)