First day of PT

Today was the first day of physical therapy for Kirah's hip. Considering it all, it went well, although Kirah wasn't sure what was going on. The therapy was designed to seem like play, but she still wondered why she couldn't get off the ball, etc... Her therapist, Allyson offered resistance while Kirah crawled around and had her bounce around on a therapy ball in different ways. This is mainly supposed to strengthen her trunk muscles. I look forward to seeing her progress.

Kirah's casts and brace

Starting PT

Kirah is starting physical therapy. One can only hope that it is helpful and that she will finally learn to walk. She really is getting too heavy to carry. It is unfortunate to learn that Kirah's hip anle has incread 8 degrees--a big deal. The physical therapist says that the increase may be due to the fact that she was standing when they took her x-ray, but that much of an increase is still a big deal in such a little body. We are hoping the the angle will go back down once she starts strengthening her muscles and using that joint.

Hip angle progress to date:
August 2008: 44 degrees
June 2009: 38 degrees