Today was my first day of Physical Therapy. I'm trying to decide whether or not I think they know what they're doing. The specialist who looked at my xrays in October told me he thought I exercised too much, and that was what was placing strain on my back. I knew that was bullplop because I had a knee injury at the time and hadn't been doing any running for a couple of months.
So I talked to my little friend Hansel at PT, and he says he thinks my back muscles are weak. He says I'll need to make them stronger, and that should help, so now I'm going to go 4 more times to PT, and then I'm supposed to continue the exercises. I'm sorry, but I'm just skeptical that some back exercises are going to clear this whole thing up for me. If I am constantly cracking my back, how does that relate to my muscles??
Anyway, they also did heat stimlulation for me, which was like getting a great massage. I stretched out on a table, on top of a heating pad, with little electo-guys stuck on my back that sent litttle zings to the area where I have pain. It was GREAT.
We'll see how it all goes. I just want to stop hurting. And now I have a ton of strain in my left shoulder. It never ends.
Posted by wendytime at January 13, 2004 03:27 PM | TrackBackThat Hansel..he's so hot right now!
Posted by: Roland on January 13, 2004 08:42 PM