Allow me to rewind to an incident occurring last summer.
Through some unconscious fault of my own, I developed a muscle strain on the right side of my leg between the ankle and knee.
Let me assure you it was not from a highly skilled athletic maneuver.
After multiple doses of Tylenol and Advil, the ache persisted to a point where I was unable to attend Chair Yoga at the Wellness Center on Monday afternoons.
The Child Pose in Yoga wasn’t happening.
Reluctantly, I scheduled an appointment to see the doctor.
I was prescribed an anti-inflammatory to ease the pain, and thanks to my Yoga Instructor Carolyn’s suggestion, I requested physical therapy as a remedy for strengthening the area due to lack of use.
I’ll be honest with you, there was a waitlist in the physical therapy department at the Wellness Center; however, it was worth the wait.
Once I made the cut, I was scheduled for two days a week for the prescribed number of weeks.
My journey to healing began.
I’m not going to say it was a piece of cake, but the therapists working with me were the gold standard.
I worked with three PT therapists individually during my scheduled appointments.
Not only were they knowledgeable in their field, but they were personable, patient, and professional.
As a communication coach, I am attuned to all types of relationship engagements from verbal cues, self-esteem, personality profiles, egoic styles, body image, and body language.
The three therapists passed with flying colors.
During several of my sessions, I witnessed them giving a shoutout to other patients currently in session when they saw improvement in their recovery.
Remember, most physical therapy patients are struggling with high levels of pain and movement restrictions, so they’re not in their most congenial state of mind.
Get the picture?
A high score from maybe one out of three of the therapists would have been an average result; in my case, it was a three out of three top score for each of them.
Physical Therapy management at the Wellness Center knows what they’re doing.
In the final analysis, the physical therapy exercises I was given for my injury should be exercises implemented into senior citizen’s preventative exercise programs, so they don’t find themselves in a similar predicament as me.
Following my therapy, I plan to continue working out at the Wellness Center.
In other words, remember the popular adage for older adults “use it or lose it?”
Keep moving or risk losing mobility.
It’s the only body we’re given.
Karenrestivo57@gmail.com
