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The Lovely Harvey is definitely on the mend!
The orthopedic doc is happy about how the appliance is doing and impressed with the range of motion he can manually move her arm in. He indicated surprise at how much movement she has.
That's an indication of how bad this injury was, I think.
Physical therapy continues apace.
Progress is solid and visible, she's gone from 28° to 46° range of motion in just a month of PT. 86° is normal. The ortho doc says she should get about 80° by the time she's done!
That's the nature of the appliance. They're much simpler joints than the natural shoulder.
She is technically capable of driving herself now, but she's not until she recovers some strength in that flipper. A short test drive showed that road bumps can overcome the strength she has in that arm and she feels that could lead to a loss of control.
However, she's now cleared to begin strengthening exercises at PT starting tomorrow.
More pain!
But definitely gain.
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