Thursday, January 06, 2011

Physical therapy



Thanks to a good surgeon and an excellent physical therapist, my doctor says that I'm about two weeks ahead of where he thought I would be in my healing process.  Here Joel, my therapist, is shown checking for more illustrations of tortuous shoulder exercises he makes me do. 

21 comments:

  1. voila le docteur qui te remet en place, c'est important d'avoir un bon kine

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  2. I must have missed what happened to your shoulder, Kate, but I am thrilled to hear about your progress. How is it all impacting your getting to know your iMac?

    Please stop by on Thursday, after midnight on Wednesday even, at Portland Oregon Daily Photo to see my first ever embedded video. It shows my younger son Leland bouldering at The Circuit in Portland, Oregon, as filmed by his older brother Lamont, who also boulders.

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  3. But so worth it. Keep up the great work!

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  4. Isn't it interesting how sometimes in order to get well we have to suffer pain? Well, maybe not so interesting...ugh!

    But, I'm so glad to hear that you're improving rapidly. I'm sure to you it seems like an eternity, though!

    Thanks for your comment on The Villages...I know you have Panera Bread restaurants in the Twin Cities...and they are both restaurants and bakeries...right? More or less?

    Have a great day!

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  5. That is wonderful news! Everyone needs a good doctor and it's always a good thing to occasionally surprise your doctor.

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  6. Stick with the PT. It can make a big difference. I had PT for a neck and shoulder problem a couple of years ago. I thought the exercises weren't strenuous enough to do any good, but one day I woke up and the pain was gone.

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  7. Kate, so glad that you are ahead of schedule... I have found that physical therapists are little pain vendors with a big bag of tricks!

    Bises,
    G

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  8. Good to hear that you are on the mend! I guess this is where you could use that phrase, "no pain, no gain". I know how painful this can be from when my husband had his surgery and therapy after it. Hang in there!

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  9. I hope he's nice about the torture at least!

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  10. Great news! Thank you for letting us know, Kate!

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  11. This is great news, I'm happy for you, Kate.

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  12. You are doing great! I am sure "the exercises" with your camera helped a lot.

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  13. Hope you feel better soon, Kate.

    To answer your question, I think those berries are poisonous or toxic. Someone mentioned that birds who eat those berries kept flying into windows because they were drunk or sick.

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  14. Degree? MAEnglish

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  15. Great, about the healing.

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  16. Bravo Kate! Keep up the good work. Santa Fe is waiting for you.

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  17. Kate, Leland only fell about five feet from where his feet were each time. The whole thing is about 13 feet tall. There's 6 inches of open cell foam on top of the cement floor, and on top of the 6 inches there is a 1 inch layer of closed cell foam which is denser and this all makes the fall's impact spread out so you don't hurt yourself.

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  18. No wonder you enjoy physio.....

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  19. That's GREAT that you are ahead of schedule!

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  20. Hi Kate, I'm glad to know that all is getting better. A happy new year to both of you.

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