Week 4...big day

1st big day...walking with 25% of his weight. So  crazy he can start walking on it, only with about 30 lbs. She said he should only 3x a day just like gis other exercises. He steps on a scale with his leg and once he hits that weight, he shifts and puts all his weight on the good leg. He does this 20x so he can practice getting a feel for how much weight to put on it and then practices walking around 3x a day. After xmas next week he should have a better feel for it and can start walking with that same amount of weight all thru out the day. I posted pics of his leg...his stiches are scabbed and healing well.






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