More PT

Physical Therapy will be the theme for many months to come.  Monday they took Chris into the PT area and laid him on a padded table with a mirror over it.  This way he can see himself move and it helps him hone his skills.  They worked extensively on his legs and he did very well. 

His arms and hands are moving forward at a slower pace than his legs.  They showed Jessi how to stretch his arms to keep the muscles in good condition.  They're very encouraging of his family getting involved in the therapy.  They want him stretched twice a day, morning and evening.

They hooked his biceps up to some electrical stimulation to get them firing and that worked quite well.  It helps Chris concentrate on the movement of the muscle and try to produce the same result on his own.  Muscle will disappear quickly while lying in bed and not being used so this stimulation will help preserve some of his muscle and hopefully he can contract the muscles better on his own eventually. 

Tuesday will bring more hardcore workouts as the normal PT team returns from a long weekend off.  Chris is "raring to go" as they say.  Between PT sessions will come all sorts of other tests, occupational, respiratory, neurologic, etc etc etc. 

Keep the faith!