I woke Sunday morning completely pain free for the first time since the surgery. Monday was pretty much the same. I went to the gym Monday night and did my light stretching and the exercise (Reverse Flys) the Physical Therapist/Athletic Trainer told me to do. When leaving the gym, and on through the rest of the week, my shoulder felt as though it were being stabbed by multiple knives, or maybe just like there were razorblades inside it that stabbed and sliced with every movement.
My trip to the doctor proved to be very educational. Turns out I should not be doing ANY exercises for the next 4-6 weeks because it will be at least that long before my shoulder capsule is healed. As a matter of fact, he had been talking to the intern before they came in about how my condition was as extreme as it gets when it comes to the shoulder. Yikes!
AND stretching should NOT be painful. I should just be doing very light movements to get my range of motion back. He also said if I had any more mobility, he would be very concerned that the surgery didn't work. Oh, so the lecture I received from the Athletic Trainer about being too tight and possibly missing my small window of opportunity to get my range of motion back was bunk? I had also asked if I could just place my arm on the wall for the stretch and I was told, "No, I have another one for you to do." What did the AWESOME doctor tell me to do? The wall stretch that I had wanted to do.
I can honestly say that around 60% of my clients came from physical therapists who either hurt them or did not help them but gladly took thousands of their dollars, so my trust level was not that high going in there. Maybe my negative thoughts are what got me, but either way, I am more skeptical of physical therapists than ever. I may just add athletic trainers that work in medical settings as well. Seriously, these people should be constantly learning new and improved methods for stretching and healing the human body for the people who put their faith in them.
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