I'm two years into recovery from a stroke and I miss the treadmill that I used in the hospital. I had Physical Therapy while I was in the hospital for a month but no more since. Should I buy one or wait longer? And how long? I still have deficits in walking and sitting.
Signed,
Missing the Treadmill
Dear Missing,
Yikes! No physical therapy in almost two years with deficits? Leave it to the expert for what you are able and not able to do. By expert, I mean a Physical Therapist--at home or as an outpatient—to do an evaluation first before you buy one. Maybe you will eventually be able to do the treadmill, or maybe you can use one now, but first things first!
After the evaluation, tell the Physical Therapist of your longing to do the treadmill, and the PT will reply honestly. Going without physical therapy for almost two years and then buying the treadmill and using it are unacceptable ideas without the evaluation.
Dear Missing,
Yikes! No physical therapy in almost two years with deficits? Leave it to the expert for what you are able and not able to do. By expert, I mean a Physical Therapist--at home or as an outpatient—to do an evaluation first before you buy one. Maybe you will eventually be able to do the treadmill, or maybe you can use one now, but first things first!
After the evaluation, tell the Physical Therapist of your longing to do the treadmill, and the PT will reply honestly. Going without physical therapy for almost two years and then buying the treadmill and using it are unacceptable ideas without the evaluation.
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