Hi Kevin and Jan, Wow, you are in the pits but working your way out with PT. It's amazing how it can hurt like the dickens yet be so good for the body. I hope you get the benefit from it that your bodies need with the strength and healing.
I can relate so much to you. I had surgery on my right shoulder on Oct 4 due to a bone spur and some fraying of rotator cuff. He also took care of a lot of bursitis. I am suffering through PT myself, but I am getting to a less painful part finally and am so thrilled to not be in so much pain all the time. Hard to believe that I lived with this for almost 3 yrs. Hugs, Barbara A in Auburn CA -----Original Message----- From: Jan Hargrove <[email protected]> To: Kevin Wolfthal <[email protected]>; tmic-list <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Nov 20, 2010 8:38 am Subject: Re: [TMIC] contracture questions Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! I'm having the same type of problem now while I still can't put weight on my broken ankle...........it feels like my PT is trying to make my knee go the other way! HURTS!! But nust keep doing therapy or leg will atrophy and become (more) useless...........so keep it up. (I've considered making/using a voodoo doll, but don't think it'd get to my PT.) Also, remember, the hurt says the leg is still usable... janh From: Kevin Wolfthal <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 12:54:03 AM Subject: [TMIC] contracture questions Hi and Happy Thanksgiving all, The past three months or so, I've been getting physical therapy at home because I've developed contracture in my legs. I cannot straighten my legs fully, primarily from lack of use I guess. I have gotten some improvement from the PT, but now I am supposed to go for outpatient therapy because my therapist feels he's done as much as he can in the home setting. I have to say that this therapy, particularly when he stretches my legs, is probably the worst pain I've had to endure. Has anyone else experienced contracture? If so, did you get any improvement with therapy? Best regards to all, Kevin
