PhatRat (Jack Parker) injured

39deluxe · January 06, 2011, 04:16:37 AM

That had to be a scary moment. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery.

Tom

parklane · January 08, 2011, 12:41:13 PM

Mend quickly Jack. Next time try to use a different 'bumper'.

reborn55 · January 08, 2011, 11:23:35 PM

Good luck with your recovery. Take care.

Bruce Dorsi · January 09, 2011, 10:01:57 AM

Sorry to learn of your mishap, Jack!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

phat rat · January 11, 2011, 07:50:37 AM

Looks like I'm breaking out today. Sure will be nice to be home.

phat46 · January 11, 2011, 07:57:47 AM

Quote from: "phat rat"Looks like I'm breaking out today. Sure will be nice to be home.

Good news for you Jack. Nothing like being at home!

enjenjo · January 11, 2011, 01:24:15 PM

Now, get back in the shop

38HAULR · January 11, 2011, 04:24:15 PM

From downunder.
Best wishes for a full recovery Jack..
I have a 92yo dad who smashed his hip in a fall back in Oct.
They have a plate screwed in to hold it all together.
He is in so called rehab progressing slowly.
Just wants to get the hell out of the place.
I try and tell him ,the older you get recovery is slower.
What daily regime have you been on?.
Most of the time he is sitting in a chair next to the bed.
He does one day a week session in the gym.
I have started him on the habit of standing every hour with the walking frame moving his feet up and down or light marching on the spot.
Figuring the longer you go without weight bearing, the worse it will be.
I am trying to get some clues or tips from someone who has been through this.
Frank.

kb426 · January 11, 2011, 05:39:39 PM

Great news, Jack.

UGLY OLDS · January 11, 2011, 06:07:59 PM

That's great news Jack .....

Now ..Like Frank says ...Get back in the shop ...

Best place in the world for "therapy" .......

Bob.........

phat rat · January 11, 2011, 09:27:34 PM

38hauler, on my seventh day I started rehab, today was day 18. Most days this consisted of four 45 min sessions per day. Exercises consisted of leg exercises, IE: leg lifts with help, knee bends, clenching the buttocks, heel slides, moving legs side to side, squeezing a rubber ball between the knees. Upper body exercises using weights were, curls, arms out to side and lift, overhead lifting. All of those can be done in bed. Out of bed I did walking with a walker, going up and down stairs, sitting in a chair and the therapist using an exercise band to have be pull against it. Sounds like you're trying but not getting much professional help.

chimp koose · January 11, 2011, 11:57:17 PM

My brother is a physio therapist in Oregon. He tells me that injurys heal BETTER with physio. Without proper physio there are often troubles with range of motion in joints as the scarring is random wheras with physio the injured area heals in a way that allows the greatest mobility in the end .Do your therapy! It may not be fun but you will benefit from it.

phat rat · January 12, 2011, 08:31:03 AM

Quote from: "chimp koose"My brother is a physio therapist in Oregon. He tells me that injurys heal BETTER with physio. Without proper physio there are often troubles with range of motion in joints as the scarring is random wheras with physio the injured area heals in a way that allows the greatest mobility in the end .Do your therapy! It may not be fun but you will benefit from it.

I will be continuing therapy. I have a therapist coming to the house for a while then will be going out for it.

oldbobsign · January 12, 2011, 10:10:10 AM

Jack, so sorry to hear of your injury. Reading through the thread has been an education. It had the potential to be so much worse.

You'll be back on the road in no time, Mr. Lucky!

Fuzzy · January 16, 2011, 04:15:21 PM

Haven't been on here much lately,just saw this post.Sorry to hear what happened,but glad to hear you're on the mend.Listen to the doctors and don't overdo anything.

Fuzz