K+36 days
Today was a good day at physical therapy. My range of motion measured at 143 degrees which was another improvement. I am almost at my second goal of 145 degrees. The goal was to get to 145 in less than two weeks from Wednesday when I measured 140 degrees. So it looks like I might make that much faster as well. After that it is on to 150 degrees an hopefully eventually equal my right leg of 155 degrees. The PT is still very surprised at how fast I am making progress with the range of motion. Strength wise things are improving and the goal is to be walking short distances by the end of next week. This will be a more difficult task but I will do what I can to make this happen.
So what does my day look like as far as training and rehab right now? Below is what my day looked like today.
5:30am wake up
6:00-7:00am spin bike for about 10 miles of spinning
7:00-8:00am leg strengthening and range of motion exercises
8:30-10:30am Physical Therapy Session consists of:
15-20 minutes of heat pad muscle warm-up
15 minutes of wall heel slides then measure knee range of motion
15 minutes of straight leg lifts and side leg lifts
10 minutes of quad flex and prone extension stretch
15 minutes of spin bike covering 2-3 miles
30-40 minutes on weight machines and slide machine for a total of 7 sets of 30-40 reps each
15 minutes of elevated ice on knee
Then I go to work all day and before bed I do the following:
8:00-9:00pm 1 more hour on spin bike (10 miles)
9:00-10:00pm more leg strengthening and range of motion exercises
So on physical therapy days I do about 6 hours total. This does not count the ice routine that I do for about an hour a day spread throughout the day.
2 hours and 15 minutes on bike = 22-23 miles today
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