Earlier this month I went back to my physical therapist Mitchell to see if my PT exercises are making a difference with my knee pain. I’ve been doing PT since late February, which has been helping, I think?
Mitchell watched me do my exercises and decided to switch them up because some of them were clearly too easy for me. Here’s my current prescribed exercises:
Side Plank on Elbow
This is the hardest one for me. Longest 30 seconds of the day.
Quadriceps Mobilization with Foam Roll
This one feels the best. Like a leg massage. Love it!
Wall Sit
This one is not that bad, to be honest. Mitchell has me switch from heels to toes to make it a little harder.
Single-Leg Quarter Squat
I like this one too!
The whole goal of all of this is to reduce the knee pain that I’ve been experiencing in the past year. In particular, I’ve been noticing that after walking for more than 30-45 minutes, I feel like I have to sit down and rest. And I want to be able to skate longer and harder.
A big test is coming up this weekend. I’ll be in Detroit for my first national skate event — Soul Skate.
My goal is to get through three nights of hard skating, as well as whatever else we get up to during the day. We’ll see how it goes, but I’m cautiously optimistic.
In late June, I’ll do another check in with Mitchell to see how my progress is going. We might graduate to weight training or other exercises, depending on how I’m doing.