There's a new crew in place at physical therapy, with Catherine and Jordan moving over to the Athletico on Irving Park. Also, I have been trying some changes to my nutrition and when I take my multivitamins (at night instead of the morning). Finally, I've been able to do a solid hour of flexionator work every night for the last couple of nights.
...could any of these factors help in breaking past the 108 degree bend?
The PT Gals v2.0 (Amy, Denise and Kristen) all helped to either hold, bend and measure, and here's what we got:
117 sitting up (assisted bend)
120 on my stomach (very assisted bend)
Wow!
After a good stretch, I was able to scoot my leg past 105 as well.
There's still a lot of work to do, but certainly this is a very positive development that continues to improve.
We also did the Grafton (sp?) scraping for the first time last week. It's basically metal tools with flat rounded dull edges which are used to do deep tissue work and break up scar tissue and loosen tight muscles. Due to the nature of the pressure applied, most people experience bruising as a result. I've had to delay doing another round of Grafton, since I still one last bruise spot lingering on my calf muscle.
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