Physical Therapy

It has now been six weeks since I started getting physical therapy for my arthritic leg. I’m far from optimal, but I’m doing a whole lot better.

It still hurts to bend over and pick things up off the floor. It still hurts to stand up. It still hurts if I sit for too long. But I can now ride my bicycle again. I only managed to go a couple of blocks, but I count it a joyous victory. I can now lift my left leg half a foot off the floor while laying flat. Considering I couldn’t even budge it before, I count this as a victory, too.

I can get into the car without using my hands to lift my leg in, but I have to remind myself that I don’t need to do that, and it still twinges now and then. My leg will go further when the therapist pushes it back, as well as further to the side.

It’s still no where near equal to my right leg. On a day to day basis the main change is that I do exercises every morning. I see major strides in the exercises themselves, but not in my day to day limping. I guess that means I’ve actually reached the level of health that I thought I was at to begin with, when in reality, I was much worse off.