Today I went to physical therapy. I am doing really well. The NIH exercises were spot on. I had an excellent therapist who answered all my questions.
Yes, my hip will hurt when I stretch muscles that were already stretched to the critical point. Limping stretches other muscles and puts things out of balance so I should avoid that.
I can go back to walking, although an exercise bike might be better.
I don't need to sell the YZ/IT 175 as I my PT says I will be riding by summer. (No Vintage MX)
I need to add heat before exercising and use ice packs afterwards.
My therapist says by the time he is done with me I will be able to stand, one foot on the drill, and one foot wedged in the pallet on the truck bed, and pivot with 50lb bags of seed. I should have the stamina to do 50 bags every two hours once again.
I feel he is a bit optimistic but goal setting is awesome.
I had to do a little editing on the above picture. One does not want to startle the horses!
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That's serious hardware and surprising they did not do a hip replacement. That would likely have occurred if you were older. Glad your mobility is developing.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am as a matter of fact packing some serious hardware!
DeleteA bag every two minutes does not sound as impressive as over a ton of seed every two hours.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace
That is truth. However, I didn't quite explain. The grain drill plants a ton every two hours. I didn't mean to specify how long it was going to take me to load the drill. An average of loading a bag every two minutes might be high speed!
DeleteI like to brag that I can carry over $800 worth of seed on my shoulder up the ladder of the air seeder tank. That has more to do with the outrageous cost of canola seed than it does with my strength. Glad to hear you are making progress and gaining mobility.
ReplyDeleteSo you can lift less than ten pounds? Ha, ha, ha!
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