Physical Therapy

Movement: The Body and Recovery

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Leave a Comment / Open Heart Surgery, Physical Therapy, Recovery From Medical Complications / /

Beyond Physical Therapy: Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.       —Chinese Proverb   Upon my discharge from Spaulding, a physical therapist from the VA visited our home twice a week to guide my progress and offer me new exercises. I continued to strengthen my body with these exercises […]

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A Critical Juncture

Autumn leaves by Jeremy Thomas
20 Comments / Cardiac Surgery, Heart Surgery, Medical Complications, Occupational Therapy, Open Heart Surgery, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Surgical Kidney Damage / /

The Surgery and My Hospital Stay   “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” —Rumi April 18, 2022, was the day my world changed forever. My body, opened by the surgeon’s knife, withstood seven hours of surgery. When it was over, it was reconfigured with two titanium valves that kept my

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