Therapy through fun and games ~

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Good evening.

Jordy and I finally made it home from Shriner’s. There was a wreck just before Brooks. We sat on the freeway for quite some time.

Today Jordy discovered the Wii Fit. Playing the Wii was his first therapy session today. He did skiing, snowboarding, and other balancing games. It really works his legs and gets him to shift his weight from leg to leg. These are all “pre-walking” exercises. The skiing was his favorite. The physical therapist says the Wii is great to make exercises a lot more exciting.

For his second session, Jordy rode a giant tricycle that he stood up to ride. It was similar to a stair stepping machine, except that he actually moved. He was only able to take tiny steps with his right leg, but he was finally able to move himself along.

It is sort of funny that Jordy’s therapy consisted of playing video games and riding a giant tricycle! Whatever gets him moving is OK with me. He did also have to do some stretching exercises and worked on shifting his weight to take steps. He has progressed enough that the prosthetist had to make adjustments on his prosthesis. It is good to see things progressing in the short time that he has been doing the therapy.

We will have to see what fun the therapist comes up with for his session on Wednesday.

Annie