Therapy

It's official. My arm is no longer broken. The doctor said that I didn't have to wear my beautiful little plastic brace anymore unless it was icy - and then only until December. Apparently if I fall without the brace on in December, I will break my arm anyways, which is a frightening thought.

Luckily, my arm is almost completely back to normal. My therapist said that I have a normal range of motion in that hand now, but apparently my other arm is extra-flexible to the point of hyper-extension. Basically, my left arm may never be as flexible as my right one ever again, because normal wrists don't stretch that far. She said that I wouldn't necessarily have to continue therapy at this point, but I don't know what I'll do without it. My flexibility and range of motion may have improved, but what about strength? There are still a lot of things that I can't do, such as push open doors or push myself up. This means no yoga for a while (she said maybe in January).

I may not be an athlete, but is it too much to ask to be able to do one of my favorite recreational activities again? Are other therapists trying to let people go before their therapy is really complete? If I was elderly, would they make sure that I could push myself off of a chair, because I can't manage to do that right now. Of course, after I explained that one of my other goals was to be able to do yoga, she gave me more stretches and suggested that I continue to come. I still like my therapist a lot, but moments like that make me wonder whether she really understands my needs or just wants to get me out of there as quickly as possible to make room for another patient.