So I have limited motion now and it is very exciting. I can sometimes turn keys in a door and hold a beverage in my hand. It is all very nice. I am able to get to this point mostly because of physical therapy.
I am going two times a week for about an hour. It is helping me build strength and letting me see just how far I have to go.
I have been bested by rubber bands and 2 pound weights.
I can also, with help from the trainer extend my arm past zero. Which means stretching it out straight and hyper extending it just a bit. I started at some place near 20 so that is pretty good. I can also bend it back, with help to 136 (my left arm goes to 150). It will happen soon.
Lots of this work it terriblely painful but it is all part of the risk of snowboarding I guess.
So things have been pretty good. I think I am going to try to sleep in a bed next week, my back is starting to get mad at me for not laying down flat. Other then the bed there are lots of things I still can't do, I mean I was doing curls with 3 pounds today and it about killed me.
I am no place close to getting my arm over my head, I am hoping to get stuff to my mouth soon.
All that being said, i feel like it could have still been a lot worse.
This is what one of the stretches is, it is called the prayer stretch it is real fun!
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