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Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby Michael » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:22 pm

Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

I've been increasing Truman's physical therapy exercises to help strengthen his leg. I've been doing physical therapy exercises, step ups, and recently reintroduced wave back into his routine. Check out the video to see how well he is doing.
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Re: Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby lzver » Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:04 am

Yeah for Truman! Glad to see him returning to his normal self.

No doubt, the care you have provided Michael will ensure he makes a 100% recovery.
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Re: Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby GooseBlossom » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:31 pm

In addition to being instructional, the video is also entertaining and amusing. Truman is such a good boy! You must be so pleased with his healing and mobility.

All the members' posts are so interesting and the photos so heartwarming.
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Re: Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby Michael » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:54 pm

What I'm actually discovering is that his other leg needs therapy more than anything. He's been working out the bad leg by using it to eat and step up. Upon trying physical therapy exercises on the good leg, I've discovered that in fact that one is tighter (and causes him more distress) than the good one. In coming days I will make an effort to work both legs out. I noticed that he definitely has a stronger preference to step with his bad leg and to do all the standing on the good one. Now the good leg will need to have the muscles reintroduced to walking, stepping up, etc.
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Re: Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby GooseBlossom » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:19 pm

Could birds have a foot-dominance similar to our hand-dominance? Goose prefers to step up, etc leading left.
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Re: Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby Michael » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:38 pm

Yes, without a doubt they do. And luckily Truman is left footed which is the one that got injured. This way he was still able to rest his weight on his good leg and eat with his more dexterous one. However, he used to use the good leg more (and even hold stuff with it from time to time). For a month and a half, that was the leg he would stand all his weight on while maybe working with the other leg. Now the good leg has become a stiff/sturdy support but is no longer dexterous. In order to get him to be able to walk and step up well again, I must exercise that good leg as well.
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Re: Parrot Physical Therapy and Retraining Wave Trick

Postby GooseBlossom » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:45 pm

Yes. That sounds logical. And effective.
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