[nrv-hams] Physical Therapy Visit on Monday for Carter Craigie

[Russ Abbey]

Carter, are you sure he said the pain in your side?  I could have sworn Kay
said it was a lot lower and that you were a pain.  Hm, have to think about
that for a MINUTE. :)
I am glad the Physical Terrorist.... er Therapist went well and you have
now answered my question on that Eppley's thing.  I'm going to have to ask
the Doc about it.  Good luck with the rest of the sessions and keep me
informed please.  Get well my friend.

Russ, KG4MAV

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Carter Craigie <carter128 at verizon.net>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> After my fall and consequent concussion on Saturday, March 9th, my
> neurologist, Jill Cramer,  sent me to see a physical therapist (PT) in
> Blacksburg; my appointment was this morning, Monday, March 18th. My
> prescription was for a Eppley's maneuver, a treatment to reorder the
> crystals in my head to line them up properly with my inner ear. Dr. Cramer
> sent me because I was having dizzy spells after my hard head
> knock/concussion on the garage concrete floor. This treatment, it was
> hoped,
> would be a one-time event, and all would instantly be well.
>
>
>
> Glenn, the PT, (nobody in this part of Virginia has a last name, only a
> single name--and usually the first one) put me through an extensive battery
> of tests, many more than the doctor had done originally, last Tuesday, in
> her office. He found that, indeed, I had dizziness when trying to follow
> his
> finger from right to left, and from down to up; but that when he asked me
> to
> tuck in my chin, and to hold my shoulders back...there was NO dizziness!
> Surprising. He then gave me tests which showed my balance was somewhat
> poor,
> especially when standing on my left foot only--the same foot that had given
> way when I was going up the garage steps just preceding my fall. He also
> found I was at a slight risk of having a fall.
>
>
>
> He then got me to lie on my back on the examination table, but my ribs on
> my
> right side were still giving me a lot of pain from the fall. (Most of my
> aches have gone away, but this pain is persisting.) I don't know if I had
> pulled a muscle or some cartilage or whether I had cracked a rib. He waited
> until I allowed the pain to diminish, and then started the Eppley's
> maneuver. But he did not see the telltale signs he would have expected with
> such a maneuver.
>
>
>
> He got me to sit up and to do the tucked-in chin and shoulders back "trick"
> again, and I experienced NO dizziness! He then told me he thinks I may have
> injured my cervical (neck) area when I fell, and that the dizziness was
> coming from that trauma. He gave me 5 sets of exercises to do twice a day,
> all dealing with bending my head over and back, side to side, and so forth.
> I have already done my first of two sets today--with no ill effects. He
> also
> wants me not to lie on my left side when in bed, and to focus on some
> object
> when I am getting up or down in bed. He wants me to look all around while
> Kay is driving, focusing on particular objects as I do, all for good
> exercise. (Notice that I never said anything about Kay's driving!)
>
>
>
> I am to see him again on Wednesday, and my good friend Pete Burkey W3WEQ
> will drive me, since Kay has to go out of town. Glenn will re-evaluate me,
> and we'll take it from there. I am expecting a series of visits to see the
> PT, but am expecting to see improvement. I will see if he can also do
> something about my continuing weakness (and pain) in my knees.
>
>
>
> So that is my update for today.
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Carter
>
>
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