1 Day Shy of 10 Weeks

I had a great physio session today, a whole hour!  I am so lucky to have such a caring and hard-working team looking after me.

My strength and gait have both improved since my last assessment a couple of weeks ago and my ROM is improved after a bit of a warm up.  I still feel something in the joint interfering with flexion at about 70 degrees, but if I just push a little further I feel it move out of the way and I can flex to 90 degrees, maybe a rough patch of cartilage or something?

My physio had a closer look at my back today as I have had difficulty with the pelvic tilts due to low back pain.  I have had this for a while and it is most likely compensatory.  Standing straight it appears that my pelvis is ever so slightly crooked (with my arms hanging at my sides the gap between my body and right arm was larger than the gap on the left).  The pain was more pronounced while standing and bending (forwards and backwards) than while lying on my back doing bridge exercises (very similar movement) so it is apparently caused by compression which I have been told is easier to fix.  My physio did some stretches and then I got a nice massage.  My ROM was immediately improved, though by the time I cooled down and put my shoes back on I was feeling sore again bending over.  I was reassured this would wear off.

I have had a good couple of days pain-wise.  I am back on Diclofenac 75mg (Voltaren) twice a day and have not had to take any pain killers since Friday night.  The nausea from increasing another medication has settled thank goodness so I’m feeling a lot better today.  I even managed a pain-free 5 minutes on my bike this morning

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