Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Post Surgery Day 6 (Physical Therapy)

I had my first session of physical therapy today and they thought I was ahead of the normal recovery.  I can bend my leg a considerable amount and now just have to keep working on the flexibility and my strength.  I think I might even be able to play my kick drum within a few days.  My only concern would be the pounding down on the bass drum pedal.  Most of my playing is heel up which is pretty strong motion but I could easy back in with playing heel down.  I was cleared to drive and go up and down stairs and I can trying swimming.  

They had this really cool ice pack at the physical therapy place.  It is a machine connected to a wrap that goes around your leg.  You put ice cubes in the machine and it then pumps 40 degree water in to the wrap around your knee.  Feel like a blood pressure cuff when they pump it up.  It gets super cold.  Check out the  link - http://www.gameready.com/products/index.htm



3 comments:

  1. that ice pack thing looks cool. too bad i cant get something like that for a sore back. glad you are progressing well.

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  2. Well actually you can. Go this link and scroll down to the bottom and they make a back sleeve that plugs into the machine.
    http://www.gameready.com/products/wrapsleeves.htm

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  3. yeah mark whats the Dogs Name? Hey do you have any pictures of that hot drum tech of yours...whats his name ...Tony The Merch Guy...yeah him..

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