Hi Phil,
I am happy you have started your physical therapy.  They will teach you the 
proper way to exercise and if there is something that exercise can't fix 
they can allert your doctor.  I am praying for you.
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: Physical Therapy


>I went for my first physical therapy appointment today.  Filled out a ton 
>of
> paper work and then a physical therapist worked with me for about 30
> minutes.  She worked on areas of my back and taught me some exercises to 
> do
> at home.  I have two appointments next week for similar treatments.  The
> next week, one of those times I'll be in their swimming pool doing some
> therapy.  So I will have a couple of days each week at least for the next
> two weeks.  Today I also laid on a heating pad device with four sticky 
> taped
> probes on the small of my back.  Then they turn on this thing that sends
> tiny electrical shocks to your skin.  They feel like four insects crawling
> around on your back.  I got about 20 minutes of that.  She said they would
> also begin teaching me how to lift without using my back so much, how to
> bend over, how to sleep, some of which she told me today, and lots of back
> stretching exercises to improve muscular strength.  There is a muscle in
> your stomach that is in your lower abdomen region, I forget what she 
> called
> it now, which stretches across your entire stomach and reconnects to your
> spine.  I heard about this muscle from a massage therapist a year or so 
> ago.
> This PT said that many lower back problems are do to that stomach muscle
> getting weak over the years.  She began today to show me some stomach and
> leg stretching exercises to do at home on a regular bases.  I had never 
> been
> to physical therapy before so I was quite impressed.  Lots of the elderly
> coming to the place, too, and I listened as the people worked with them 
> and
> saw they were very patient and very friendly to everyone.  So, do I feel 
> any
> better?  My hip, which yesterday was unbelievably painful, and was still
> hurting when I went, isn't hurting much now but my leg down to my knee is
> still very stiff and painful.  It hurts some to walk but as I prayed last
> night very late before going to bed, I thanked the Lord I could still 
> walk.
> Your prayers are appreciated.
>
> Phil.
>
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