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Old 05-17-2012, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mrsD View Post
When I was in PT for my adductor injury, (thigh/groin ligament)
they taught me various isometric exercises to do in bed.
Contracting certain leg muscles, holding for a count of ten and relaxing, and repeat after counting to 30 or so. 10 reps and do twice or 3 times a day.

This moves the blood around and helps lymph return properly.
The muscles, then do not atrophy from disuse and the blood moves around preventing clots and improving circulation.
That certainly sounds worthwhile trying. Any effect on PN (or different time frame)?

I tried poking around online for the exercises (many PT exercises can be found) but apparently I'm not figuring out the right search criteria.

Can you describe the exercises that we could try them, or maybe you have a pointer to a site where they're described?

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