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Old 01-26-2015, 12:10 PM
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Hello Survivor,

It is a LOT of work learning to walk again. So strange that the body can even forget. If PT is not helping you please be careful that your gait is not jacked up. It is easy to compensate and cause imbalance and problems. I know from experience. After my first injury and surgery (crutches 5 months) I had to re-learn in the pool. That was immensely helpful for allowing natural foot and joint motion without strain. I found I had to stretch regularly and still do to keep the myriad tendons and ligaments in the foot working. Eccentric exercises were also good once I had enough strength and could safely do them. The achilles/calf complex had really shortened. Listen to your body. Learning to walk again can cause various aches and pains that aren't even CRPS related. A good PT or trainer can help you figure out what causes over use and stress.

Keep up the fight!
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