New Member Intro

[CanalGals at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/30/2002 8:21:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tcbloom2 at earthlink.net writes:


>Here's another E mail addressed to Greg, why am I getting all of these? 
Should I get getting them?


> 
> I am a new member to this group and from what I have
> been told, it seems like something I really need right
> now.
> Gregg,
> Welcome.  First best of luck with all of the changes we know you are going
> through.
> I would think the first goal is to get a good fit and get back to you ADLs
> (activities of daily living).  Keep up the physical therapy - it's far
> easier to stay in condition than to go through a de-conditioning and then
> having to work you back out again.  If you are like most, you have some
> healing and shrinkage to do before you start running again.  Balance will 
> be
> different and you other muscles and joints will have to work differently
> with you altered biomechanics - so give them a little time to these
> adjustments to altered stresses and loading.    Clearly state you goal of
> reentering athletics - to you health team, e.g., CPO, PT and so forth.  I
> don't believe there is one right foot/ leg combination for athletic
> amputees - the field is evolving too fast.
> 
> Glad you here - best of luck.
> Thom Bloomquist
> (Rt - bka)
> http://www.gaspasser.com/SurvivingPain.html

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