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to PT or not to PT, that is the question ....

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<p>MRI showed I've not got a torn ligament .... merely strained and tendonitis in my posterior tibeal tendon and something in the bottom of my footsie  ...  been in THE BOOT for a couple weeks so far ... </p>
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<p>I am healing  ... and am VERY relieved no tear =  no surgery required   :)</p>
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<p>what I don't know about is going to PT 2-3x/wk and wearing THE BOOT till they decide I don't need it  (prolly 2-3 more weeks) and not running for about another month ... hmmmmmmmmmmm</p>
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<p>and much talk about orthotics comes from the lips of the PT lady  ....  motion control shoes hobble me w/i a couple miles - I cannot imagine orthotics  :-(</p>
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<p>is PT for a non-surgical recovery really something people do?  Or just something a doc recommends to alieviate responsibility if things don't go so well after the initial visit?   I'm very torn on this and not wanting to waste time and money for something I think I  might be perfectly capable of dealing with in my own 'special' way  ...</p>
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<p>what say the Peanut Gallery?</p>
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<p>  You can also try a different PT. You  may need another referral.. but they have different ideas and methods.  Is this a sports focused PT?</p>
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<p>  PT is what you make of it too.. I went for my knee... they wanted me to  go 3x a week but the copays added up so I started with  2x  a week, but I was (and still am ) very conscientious about doing the exercises they gave me to do. </p>
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