Nick is now 6months post op. He continues to progress well and is noticeably better than one month ago....
- Sitting is no longer a problem for him
- He now stands straight pretty much all the time and it is becoming more natural and less of an effort for him. When tired he does still need to concentrate on standing straight though as his back muscles are not yet fully strengthened
- Still has tight hamstring on his right side, resulting in him being noticeably still a little lopsided....
- He does physio stretches, movement work and core strengthening work every day at least once, usually twice
- His core is improving and beginning to engage properly, resulting in a better connection between his upper and lower back and his hips. As a consequence he has started to use his hips again when playing tennis.
- Tennis. Can now manage a couple of hours at a time and has played some competitive matches. He's discovered that, not surprisingly, his consistency is poor and he gets tired easily. He played in a National tournament in May and was a little demoralised to see how his peer group have progressed in his absence. However, being Nick, this has simply motivated him more to improve
- School. So far he has managed to sit through all his exams without issue and only has two left so we are hopeful that he will be alright
- Emotionally. Happier as he can now play tennis again, although being in the middle of his GCSEs means that he's not exactly ecstatic! Does get frustrated with his standard of tennis and lack of fitness and has come to realise that returning to his former standard will take a while.
- Outlook - we are anticipating him needing only a few more physio sessions, but more strength and conditioning and movement work as they will take a while to fully recover.
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