Tag: PT

PT

i’m breathing a sigh of relief…things weren’t as bad as i orignally thought they were, so everything’s well with the world again.

i started physical therapy this morning.  I was going last year and then i don’t remember what happened, but i stopped going – started back this morning.  This place was recommended by the MS Sociey of GA so i’m hopeful (i know that there can be no guarantees).  Things went well; we’ll see how it goes this time around.  it’ll be 1 hr sessions each time – havent decided if i will go once or twice weekly yet.  she did her evaluation and as usual i tested well.  I have noticed that all my muscles when tested individually work really well and are always strong. 

  • they push down on my knees and tell me to push up and vice versa? done
  • pull up on my feet and tell me to resist and vice versa?  no problem
  • in a seated position, they try to close my legs while i push out?  piece of cake etc etc
Put all the muscles to work together and take 3 steps and that’s when everything goes to shit!  oh goody!

anyhoo, so this is the 1st day of many more to come, and as i said – i’m hopeful, so we’ll see…

Physical Therapy

I’ve been going to a physical therapist.

While exercising and working out will help in the long run (so they say), I didn’t think that i was getting what i wanted/needed from doing anything on my own.  I’ve shared already that sometimes after doing my thing at the house, i could barely walk and quite frankly, i just wasn’t sure if that was really the right thing to do.  If i didn’t push myself, i felt as if I was doing nothing, but on the flip side, if i pushed myself, then i was of no use to anyone after the fact.  I made the executive decision that i needed some one on one attention with someone who could give me some targeted exercises to help me with the situation i am in.

On one of the nights that i went to the workshop at the MS Society, i asked 1 of the associates for a list of Physical Therapists with whom they are affiliated or work closely with on a regular basis.  She gave me the list, i called my insurance company to see what coverage i might have for PT (how excited was I that PT was included in my plan!), chose a PT close to the house and have been going to see her since the end of February.

i don’t know if it’s mind over matter or the stretches and exercises that she’s taught me really are worth something, but i have seen an improvement *maybe this wasn’t such a bad idea after all*!  I am able to stay on my feet and walk around for much longer than before – don’t get me wrong, i still have “issues” but the onset is after a longer period of time.

I will admit too, that now that i’m actually seeing improvement, i am more motivated to continue (altho i was a slacker for most of last week and didn’t do what i was supposed to (but that’s another story)).  Did I mention that my appt. with my neurologist is 3/23?

so… between these exercises and the new medication, maybe – just maybe – things will be back to normal sometime in the near future.

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