• On Life and Love

    Moar PT

    Halp. They keep adding exercises, but not taking any away. O_O My current routine takes about 45 minutes, and I do it three times a day. Forty-five minutes. Pendulums (I like front/back and side-to-side better than circular, but I do them all) Table slides (1×10 at two angles) Pulleys (1×10 at two angles) Single-side shoulder blade pinch External rotation stretch (1×15; done lying down with a cane) Lying cane raises (1×15) Isometric flexion (1×10) Isometric extension (1×10) More pendulums Each of those (sans the pendulums) has a 5-10 second hold on it. If not for audiobooks and kick-ass music, I’d probably be tempted to shortcut some of this. Which would…

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    First PT Appointment!

    I’m a little late starting PT, as I mentioned before, but this morning’s session went well. The therapist had me lie down and relax as she gently wiggled my arm away from my body in different directions. I was impressed that my arm could get as high as it did after being in one position for seven weeks.