Monday's physical therapy appointment went great! When we got there Amaya and the therapist made a goal of 120 degrees in her knee. At the first measurement her knee was at 117 and next thing I knew the therapist said, "120." I was shocked and said, "just like that?!" She answered, "yep, just like that. Yep, you just gotta have a tough patient." I was so surprised! It's amazing to thing that in just a half an hour away can gain that much.
The therapist was super happy since it had been five days since our last session so any physical therapy she was getting was the homework we've been doing at home. We had ended at 115 the last time so just the five days of us working at home we gained two inches. At home we rod and we do about thirty exercises each day one or twice a day. But I never push Amaya to a breaking point, just a nudge. Sometimes gentle, sometimes not so much. But never as good (tough and challenging) as she gets at physical therapy.
She encouraged us to continue tot work at the homework and to massage etc scar tissue; as it releases it's making knee bends easier. The therapist reminded us that its six weeks until Amaya can weight bear on her left leg. That also means its been about six weeks since she had the surgery, the midpoint! Wow! She said it'll be like a "whole new leg" and encouraged us to get away some good shoes so she can have a "good foundation for her knee."
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