Bailey and I have made it past the next hurdle – her staples have been removed and we’ve been given the go-ahead to begin physical therapy. Hurray!
Small problem… here are my written instructions, word for word:
Weeks 2-4
- Range of Motion exercises
- 15 repetitions three times daily
- Move leg in a fluid motion from an extended (standing) position to flexed position
And that was it for weeks 2-4. Ok, so how do I know if I’m doing this correctly?? How far is too far and how flexed is too flexed? Do I hold the leg a certain way to do this? No, the vet didn’t demonstrate for me, which was unfortunate. It was busy when we were there though, so he may have been distracted.
Well, I didn’t want to just jump in and try moving her leg around without some kind of idea on how to do this, so I started searching for examples online. Luckily, I found some great YouTube videos on how to do this:
I think we’re ready to get started… my fingers are crossed that she cooperates.
