Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Day 28 - Rehab Routine

I've been doing a few exercises to strengthen my quad and hamstring muscles in my surgery leg. I do 100 knee raises, 100 hamstring curls, and 100 leg kicks daily. I'm doing these exercises without any weight. It's amazing how much my muscles in my leg have deteriorated since surgery. I thought I had decent muscle strength in my leg from bike riding, but man, it's like starting from scratch. I plan to buy some ankle weights and slowly add weight to my leg exercises as it gets stronger. I'm also talking vitamins and a calicum supplement to make sure my body gets what it needs. At night I have been taking heated baths to soak my leg, and I've been using a heating pad on my leg to increase blood flow to the muscles to speed recovery. I hope my rehab routine pays offs and will help me get back to walking soon.

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