Physical Therapy IDGOMB 5/3/08

I had my first session today and I think it went pretty well. Unfortunately, the epidural steroid injection didn't help and now I have more pain than before. So, I am going to try this. My therapists name is Casey and he is very nice. He tested my limits as far as flexibility and gave me a few exercises to do. I left in pain but I can see how it will probably help in the long run. He does believe the disc problem and the stenosis is causing my hip pain. He said in order to help undo the damage, we need to strengthen my trunk area, specifically my abdominal muscles. He says when these muscles are strong, it will relieve the strain on my back. So, now I have something I can do daily to "move to lose". There are 4 exercises for now that I will need to do in sets three times every day. He also gave the ok on some of the stretches in my yoga and pilates videos. IDGOMB even though the exercises were on my back. LOL So, off we go... Karen