Tuesday, June 2, 2009

weakness

I had my first PT appt today. Went well. I'm more screwed up than i thought! or at least- in differnet ways. I have very very limited range of motion (ROM) in my ankles, and i'm very weak on the sides of my ankles with adduction and abduction. my hips are also very weak. I walk weird because of the limited ROM in my ankles. I'm short 75 degrees in dorsi flexion.
i distribute my weigh unevenly because of my twisted tibias. my ankles and the joints in my feet are tight.
i could barely stand on one leg at a time, especially when she wanted me to squat with one leg. my weak ankles were moving all over the place trying to keep me upright. i could only manage a couple calf raises on each side before my feet cramped up.

because this has been chronic, she thinks that one thing started and then my body tried to compensate by doing something else, which made something else compensate, etc. she thinks orthotics, later on, will help. but she says we need to get the strength and ROM back into my legs so that i can support myself as much as possible w.out orthotics.

2 comments:

Allison said...

i've got the opposite problem...i've got hypermobile joints so my ROM is crazy...it's always fun to watch the doctors and PTs and ppl when they test out my joints. Their eyes like pop out of their heads haha.

Andi said...

haha, that's funny.
I'm super flexible everywhere else, so i was really suprised to see how tight i was in my ankles and feet.