Balls!

They always find new stuff for me to do at rehab. Today I used that large blue ball like a chair—standing up and sitting down, 10 reps, 2 sets. Later in the session I got surprised with a soft wedge I used for sets of squats. The bonus for…

midyear review

Well, it turns out that walking without a cane was something like a teaser. Shortly after that accomplishment, I changed therapists, and we decided that the mechanics of my walking are are too chancy to make walking without a cane a serious goal. The risks of serious back pain outweigh…

real progress

on my way home from rehab. An amazing thing happened today. For the first time in more than a year, I walked without a cane.…