I went to physical therapy and my flexion (the amount I can bend my knee so my foot can touch my butt) was at 120. This is a major milestone in one sense, but I have a way to go as my right leg can bend 150 and my foot can touch my bottom.
The one thing I can't do--and who knew this was a big deal?--is stretch my leg out straight. My extension is less than it should be, by a lot. No one told me I needed to work on getting my leg straight, or that it was a major deal in being able to walk.
Now my quadricep won't "fire" as my physical therapist said yesterday. I can't flex it at all. I don't even know how to flex it. I tried, and my physical therapist said, "That's your butt muscle." I never once thought about intentionally flexing that muscle, and now I can't.
Since the injury, my quadricep has shut down, not wanting to work. My therapist said my knee shut down to protect my knee from further injury. Who knew?
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