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Old 12-19-2004, 15:55   #16
Bill Harsey
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Great picture Colonel.

I'd hurt my knee helping a friend on his logging operation. The injury sheared all the cartilage off the inside 50% of the end of the femur. Much torn meniscus went with this. After the first doctor I saw about this didn't think I was hurt because I could walk even though it was owwy. I changed Docs to one who referred me to a knee surgeon.

When I went thru physical therapy knee surgery (6 weeks after surgery),
the first thing the therapist did to my knee caused us to have a conference meeting. We came to the agreement that if he didn't do that again he might be able to go home that night.

The physical therapist never knew or asked what had happened to my knee or what kind of work had been done.

Is this the normal procedure in therapy?

No one ever told me how it's supposed to work.

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Old 12-19-2004, 17:58   #17
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I'd hurt my knee helping a friend on his logging operation. The injury sheared all the cartilage off the inside 50% of the end of the femur. Much torn meniscus went with this. After the first doctor I saw about this didn't think I was hurt because I could walk even though it was owwy.
Bill:

I hate to tell you this, but I don't think that your logging boss qualifies as a physician, even if he gives you free medical advice.

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Old 12-19-2004, 19:52   #18
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Mr Harsey,

That is NOT SOP for a Therapist! A therapist should do a complete Physical Therapy Evaluation including a DETAILED history of every patient. You definitely need to find a different Doc and Therapist. If someone is walking (a normally painless event) and they have pain.... a few bells should be ringing in your healthcare providers head. It shouldn't echo, either. (a good selection criteria)

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Old 12-19-2004, 20:46   #19
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Thanks,
Maybe Jack can do better with his physical therapist than I did.

Col. Moroney is tougher than deep fried Mexican paving bricks, that physical therapist better have his "A" game going or the wrong person is going to have a health issue.
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