Jake got another round of botox on Tuesday, this time for his foot. His last treatment was back in January and all of his hard work in therapy combined with acupuncture has kept him from having to get it again until now. He has been getting some really good movement back in his left ankle, but he still has so much muscle tightness pulling his foot inward, it's been slowing his progress and he needed the botox to help relax those muscles. We're doing it now so he can make the most of his five days of intensive PT he'll be doing over fall break at the end of the month.
Initially he was pretty bummed he had to get it again and felt like there was something he did (didn't do) that caused it. I explained to him that it was just the way his body was recovering and the fact that he still didn't need it in his arm or his hamstring was really good progress. He's been walking a little more at home without his brace and I think he is noticing an improvement. I'm anxious to see how he's doing after the PT sessions in a few weeks.
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