This video is from Friday afternoon PT, imitating squats.
I missed seeing, and therefore couldn't record, some exciting movements Friday morning. A little background for perspective: his walking in the suspension harness Thursday was so-so. The harness keeps him very safe, for sure, but it doesn't allow for a natural feel of walking. I mean, come on, having tight straps around your crotch and a corset-like wrap on your torso - ugh. Bill's left leg wasn't quite strong enough yet to overcome the harness's pull to the side, and he didn't get a good step down on that leg.
But on Friday, first, Ayn described OT as using a vibrating bar on Bill's left arm, and he was able to clench/unclench his fingers a bit. But more exciting:
Second, in PT, Andrew had him stand at the parallel bars. Then Andrew asked if Bill wanted to take a step or two. No harness. No problem. He was able to get a much better walk, the distance is about 10 feet, and with a little rest in between he made the trip three times. Bill said it also helped that it was just Andrew, without a second person also giving him too many overlapping directions.
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