New Therapies

Therapy report:
Bend 98 degrees
Today, after the stepper and probably the most painful stretching I have had so far, I started some strength training.  First was 30 reps on a machine where you push your own weight up an incline.  (The Gold's Gym version of this is a machine where your upper body stays still and you push a plate (with adjustable weight) with your feet, from a bent position to a straight one). Then was the hamstring curl machine.  You sit with your thighs clamped down and your feet under a bar, and you raise your lower legs to straight, then let them down slowly. Then some cone touches (2 min.), some cylinder rocking (heels touching the floor, then toes), then 2 min of stepping up onto a step, bad leg first.  That one was a little uncomfortable.  They say that that is the last thing you get back all the way - stairs.

After ice, I made a new series of appointments.  He says most people are in therapy 8-12 weeks (Wed will be four for me), and I'm guessing I'll be more at the 8 end of that range.  I had to change one appointment because the time was too close to my IRS test appointment in Peoria on Oct 30, so I will have therapy at the should-be-illegal hour of 8 a.m. that day.  That will actually give me time for a little nap and some review before heading to Peoria (have to be there at 12:30 for the 1:00 test).