do my physio exercises

I’ve done my stretches now every day this year at least once. It’s helping me sleep because I make sure I do some before bed whatever happens. It’s also making it so I don’t ache anywhere near as much and I seem to relax a bit easier.

So far this year (day three now) I’ve done exercises for my shoulders every day at least once. Sometimes twice. :-)

Well I finished uni and left my uni city and moved to Derby and had to get a new doctor and physio. I saw my new physio for the first time yesterday (21/12). Three months and 2 days since I last saw my last physio.

Anyway, he’s told me what he thinks is wrong and that it’s fixable and that I shouldn’t not do sport/exercise. So now I’m allowed to do things other than physio stretches again. Yay! I also have different stretches to do now. He says it will probably be at least 2 months before I get anywhere approaching normal. But there’s hope again.

I’m much happier now I know that the reason I’m not at the gym/in the swimming pool/rock climbing etc is because I don’t really want to in the week before Christmas and not because I’m not allowed to.

So I have to remember to do my physio exercises every day. I might even start doing pilates again.

Almost two and a half months ago I started physiotherapy. In that time I’ve had one or two set-backs. I have improved slightly I think. I am a little stronger than I was, but I still feel pain pretty much all day every day.

In general I’m really good at doing my exercises, especially when I am feeling that they are doing good.

The new exercises are helping. I can now do more and with slightly heavier “weights”.

I’m still in lots of pain, but I can move my arm more, which is good.

Hopefully by Tuesday it will be even better and the physio will be pleased with my progress.

There was further improvement with my arm movement today. It still hurts a lot though and she’s given me more exercises. These ones are to strengthen the front of my shoulders so that the other muscles don’t work too hard any more.

Now I have 15 days until my next appointment.

Physio again today. She told me I’m getting more movement back in my left arm. This is good news. The bad news is, it still hurts just as much as it always does.

I have new and improved stretches that will hopefully help get more movement back. I’ve been pretty good over the past week, but I could have been better.

Next physio is next Monday in the afternoon this time.

I saw the physio again this morning. She’s given me two more exercises to do at least twice a day in addition to the others. These ones are to improve my posture and to help my shoulders.

I didn’t do my exercises as many times as I should today – but I was incredibly sore after physio, so I wanted to take a rest. Tomorrow I will be a good girl again.

I see the physio again next Monday.

So far my physio has given me some neck stretches to do 3-4 times a day and an arm stretch to do once a day.

I forgot to do my arm stretch yesterday – so this goal is here to remind me that it’s important that I do these or I won’t get better. Just going to physio won’t really do me any good.

I want to be able to do normal every day things without my shoulder/neck hurting.