Hi Everyone,
We had to throttle back a bit today. Yesterday’s session at Bryn Mawr pushed Corey just a bit too far. She and Natalie not only practiced standing for 8 minutes but she also walked 700′, practiced a timed sit/stand, a timed 20′ walk, a timed staircase run up/down and some matte work!
Last night we elevated her left leg and this morning began the day with a good massage before we went for our pool session.
I knew Corey was sore when I asked her if she wanted to walk into the pool or take her chair. She opted for the wheelchair. Fortunately Paul joined us today. He gave her left leg a thorough exam. He gave us the analogy of a runner training for a marathon. Every few weeks they push themselves to double their training run. The following day their muscles let them know they’ve been stretched. It’s a good practice but it’s also the bodies way of saying, ‘ok, you pushed me now I’m pushing back’.
The water is 92 degrees (the only reason I get in with Corey, especially when it was 31 outside!) We decided to take it easy and work with Corey on her back; no weight baring. She used the motorized chair to get in/out of the pool and we worked on knee pull ups, water angels, bicycle peddling, scissor kicks and ab rotations. Paul was working with another patient in the pool when he turned to us as we were making waves and laughed as he asked, “I thought you two were taking it easy today”! He should know us by now…that IS taking it easy!
Tonight Corey relaxed with some ice on her leg and frequent massages to the foot, ankle and calf. Hopefully tomorrow she will be less sore.
One thing is for sure, the water and a full day’s exercise knocks her out. She was asleep within minutes tonight. Let’s hope she stays asleep for more then a few hours!
Happy dreams honey, xoxo