Judah's first PT appointment was Tuesday. Thanks to Maw-Maw for coming to watch all us kids and bringing fruit and Oreos, Judahs favorite cookies. My mom forgot the camera, so the pictures were taken via Dad's phone. This appointment was just an assessment. He will go back in a week to learn range of motion exercises. The therapist was a lot of fun and great with kids. She immediately gave Judah toys to play with while she talked to Mom and Dad.
She measured his range of motion with an alligator measuring tool. We will get the numbers at our next visit.
She moved his legs around to see how much they would move.
She had him do a lot of exercises like running, bending over, walking up and down steps, hopping, skipping, etc.
The only thing that made my Mom nervous was when she had him jump from her table to the floor two times. I'm sure moms of Perthes children will understand how scary this is.
Judah goes back on Tuesday for us to learn how to do his range of motion exercises. After that, he will go for one more follow up appointment. His next orthopedic appointment is May 1.
Cassia
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