Another great day today so far so I decided to post early, as not to forget again. The strength/ROM exercises are downright easy at this point, and I am REALLY looking forward to the new ones that I'll get tomorrow at PT. It will probably be like starting all over again and I'm hoping it won't feel like a giant step backward. Swelling is still an issue although it's getting better by the day. I am icing as much as I can this weekend because I won't have the time to ice once I head back to work tomorrow. I might have to see if I can commandeer a freezer and try to ice during my planning time over the next couple of weeks.
I moved up to 18 minutes on the bike today and raised my cadence to 70rpm. I also shifted up a gear because it was just too easy to pedal and the knee was feeling really good. (I did this on my own without direction from the PT so I'll have to let her know tomorrow and see what she says about it.) I also noticed that I no longer have to use the middle of my foot to pedal...I can use the ball of my foot without any pain. That's one step closer to being able to clip in again and get back outside. That will probably still be quite a ways off because I don't think I'll have the lateral strength or stability to clip out in an emergency situation. It actually felt like I was working out today because I started to break a little sweat during my ride.
Here's the rest of today's workout:
core - 9x25
planks - 4x30sec
It's back to work tomorrow, so I will have to come up with a new routine. Looks like I will be doing my PT exercises and bike riding in the morning before school with hopefully enough time to ice while I eat breakfast, and follow up with my other workout, PT session or exercises and icing after school.
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