She walked up and down those steps several times with no difficulty.
The focus of this past week was walking with the cane and then weaning herself from it to walk without assistance. The walker has fallen into disuse.
Mary Ann made several trips outside again with Christa, worked on walking indoors while looking up and down and from side to side, and did some two-step routines led by Christa that required quick foot movements. She did the exercise with the steps that you see above, going and down multiple steps. She practiced at home with and without the cane.
Interspersed with all of this were various exercises, like getting up from a chair by leaning forward and using leg muscles--without using the arms of the chair. It was challenging because always using the arms to get up is one of the hip precautions that Mary Ann needed to observe for the first five weeks after her surgery, and also because it requires good balance and strong leg muscles .
Interspersed with all of this were various exercises, like getting up from a chair by leaning forward and using leg muscles--without using the arms of the chair. It was challenging because always using the arms to get up is one of the hip precautions that Mary Ann needed to observe for the first five weeks after her surgery, and also because it requires good balance and strong leg muscles .
She has come a long way through this physical therapy and I am proud of her. We have another session this morning that may be her final one.
Hip, hip, hurray....no "hip" pun intended. This has been a long road for you both but the motivation you both have is invaluable. Now you are seeing the end result and the smile on Mary Ann's face tell is all.
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My fingers were moving faster than my brain. Last line should read......the smile on Mary Ann's face TELLS IT ALL. Mea culpa!!
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