Physical therapy = the helping
But it also equals the ouch. In effort to distract me from me sliding kneecaps, and the sensation of breaking up joint scar tissue, I've enacted Sensei's old push-up plan. At least kind of, although instead of doing push-ups every hour, I'll be doing push-ups with my PT, twice a day. Now I'm doing wall push-ups, because, well my legs aren't strong enough to safely hold my knees in, my kneecaps don't like to bend and be on the floor, and my arms are out of shape.
We'll see how long this lasts but I'm tempted to throw in some sit ups too. Probably in another week or so I'll also join the campus gym, so I can do some biking. Maybe in a few weeks when I can rotate the whole 360 degrees, I'll go get my bike from Shawn's storage unit.
Nothing like pain and physical therapy to make me want to get in a shape (note not even good shape, but something).
Also if anyone has any recommendations for snazzy looking knee supports please let me know. The therapist's recommendation was to just wrap both knees or support them for hiking and "dancing (aka hooping and wrestling). I did make it through most of my excercises without my kneecaps wandering about so that's nice.
Anyone in SLO have a recumbent stationary bike?
We'll see how long this lasts but I'm tempted to throw in some sit ups too. Probably in another week or so I'll also join the campus gym, so I can do some biking. Maybe in a few weeks when I can rotate the whole 360 degrees, I'll go get my bike from Shawn's storage unit.
Nothing like pain and physical therapy to make me want to get in a shape (note not even good shape, but something).
Also if anyone has any recommendations for snazzy looking knee supports please let me know. The therapist's recommendation was to just wrap both knees or support them for hiking and "dancing (aka hooping and wrestling). I did make it through most of my excercises without my kneecaps wandering about so that's nice.
Anyone in SLO have a recumbent stationary bike?