Like me, Jo had a bit of a lie-in this morning, getting up at 09:00. I arrived at 13:00 and we proceeded to get the pedal machine set up so Jo could do some pre-physiotherapy exercise. Jo did wonderfully, pedalling for 30 minutes and I could see and feel that the left leg was actually doing some of the work. Jo could feel it to; it did not feel that the leg was being dragged around to her.
This fed well into the physiotherapy session and Jo managed four excellent steps where she was stepping off with the right foot and transferring to her left leg wonderfully. The steps where she raised the left leg, transferring to the right leg, were a little more hesitant and still required the physiotherapist to assist her but, at the end of each stride with the right leg; Jo raised her left leg at the heel in preparation for the next stride. The physiotherapist said that Jo would progress “in leaps and bounds” once she was home and I can see that, based on today's performance.
We met the neurological physiotherapist who will be looking after Jo for the next six weeks. She seemed very good and aided Jo most ably when she took her steps. We discussed physiotherapy at home in terms of equipment. It may be that some sessions are conducted at the hospital to use the walking machine.
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