I had gone before, but it was more of a building a profile and getting some light exercises to get the swelling down and more movement before we started the real exercises. I got there early (30 minutes) and he went ahead and saw me pretty quick. I started with this wood block balancing thing. It was uncomfortable at first, but I finally got the hang of it. I was on a balance ball thing, placed my foot on circles while balancing on my bad ankle, and walked a taped ladder on the floor. Also, I got to do this watching David Villa and Merci playing for Barcelona (HOT)! My Physical Therapist noticed that I'm an overachiever. I wanted to immediately take my hands away, but it was hard to do that so quickly since I was putting all my weight on my bad ankle. Afterwards, he wrapped me in ice to get the swelling down. My ankle hurt, but I already feel better this morning.
Next appointment is tomorrow and then one on Friday. Soon, this will be done.
Sounds like it's working!! Fingers crossed for your ankle to be okay soon :)
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