[at-l] How to fasttrack a recovery... (ie. GOOD NEWS!!)

[David Addleton]

PT's must have a class named "backpackers" somewhere in their 2nd to last or
last semester . . .

On 3/1/07, Mara Factor <m_factor at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> When the doctor in the emergency room who just told you that you have a
> separated shoulder gives you a skeptical look when you tell her you're
> planning on backpacking in two weeks, tell her your pack weight tops out
> at
> 20-25  pounds.  There was instant relief in her eyes and acknowledgement
> that it might just work out.
>
> When you call the orthopod's office for an appointment and are told the
> doc
> doesn't have an available appointment until 3/12, accept the offer to see
> the physician's assistant the very next day.
>
> Repeat the above skeptical look reaction with the PA as with the doc in
> the
> emergency room.
>
> Call the physical therapist's office directly from the hospital and make
> an
> appointment for the very next day.  Don't wait until no longer "acute."
>
> Repeat the above skeptical look reaction with the therapist as I had with
> the PA and emergency room doc.
>
> Then surprise the therapist with good range of motion, good strength, etc.
> To be sure, there are definitely problem areas to be addressed.  I'll be
> going in again tomorrow.  That said, by the end of the day today, she was
> already telling me I could travel as I had originally planned.  But, when
> asked, she also agreed that I might do well to come in for another session
> or two early next week.
>
> I'll wait until after my therapy session tomorrow to decide if I'll start
> my
> travels on Sunday or Tuesday, but I think I'll be able to squeeze in
> everything I had originally planned, anyway.
>
> Woohoo!
>
> Tomorrow, I bring in my pack - partially filled - so the therapist can see
> how it fits, and make suggestions for how I put it on, take it off, and
> adjust straps to relieve pressure as necessary, etc.
>
> Stay tuned for more...
>
> Mara
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