CyberPT Physical Therapy Forum : Pre-therapy exercises? http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:33:45 +0000 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:51:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.03 360 www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=885 <![CDATA[CyberPT Physical Therapy Forum]]> http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/forum_images/pt_logo.gif http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/ <![CDATA[Pre-therapy exercises? : Our user asked: &#034;I suffered...]]> http://www.cyberpt.com/ptforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=885&PID=1143&title=pretherapy-exercises#1143 Author: Ask a PT
Subject: 885
Posted: Aug 05 2011 at 8:51am

Our user asked: "I suffered a broken tibia, fibula and ankle socket 7 weeks ago and will soon be visiting my doctor for x-rays and an approval to begin physical therapy. In the interim, the doctor instructed me to gently flex my ankle up and down, 20 reps, 4x a day. I can barely do this -- and certainly not with the same range of motion as demonstrated in your similar exercise videos on this website. Should I be concerned about this, at this point? I can probably only flex it up and down a total of about 2-3 inches."
 
Ask a PT Response: "It is not abnormal to have limited range of motion given the type of injuries you have sustained. Once you begin healing and are in PT you should be able to achieve more motion. Best of luck with your recovery!"
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