Cactus foot

I meant to ask what you did in your session and why it was so awful? Was it "only" pain or was there something else that made the PT experience so bad the other day when you went? I'm sure you realise when I say only pain, I am being sarcastic!! I know you said you were really worried about it after last time - is some of it the fear of the whole experience? I don't want to sound trite but I wonder if some basic relaxation techniques or even hypnotherapy could help with giving you tools to try and manage some of the anxiety? If its the pain that results from doing the physio that's harder to suggest anything for if you are already taking meds for pain.

If you can also keep up whatever homework you have been given it will make a difference. Loretta was bang-on again when she said that its the stuff she did at home was key to her outcome. Physios are always frustrated because folk think that PT is something that they have done to them rather than something they have to do themselves. I used to do my exercises in the bath where the water was warm. That said, once I eventually lost my ability to make sufficient involuntary movements to do my PT, the only option I had was passive manipulation by my physio. He was great and was happy to do that for me even though he didn't think from a physiotherapy point of view he was doing anything useful for me!! It kept things mobile and that was a gain for me which I think has had a long term benefit.

Maybe others can help with some physio "survival ideas" if you feel up to sharing what you are doing and which aspects you are finding awful.