PT was good for me to help built up the strength I had lost due to my accident. My PT's were very considerate that I was in pain and didn't force me to do anything that caused me too much pain, although they did force me to exercise which was not all that easy for me to do anymore. I thought before I started PT that learning to walk with a prosthetic would be easy, it was a real eye opener to how hard amputees work at walking. But don't get discouraged like I did, you will learn how to do it. Good luck and let me know how its going for you

A good physical theropist is worth their weight in gold. It's well worth the hard work. A good theropist will whip you into shape by building up the muscles that every amputee needs in order to get back to some sort of normalcy. They wont force you to do anything that wil cause you excess pain and they will give you rest breaks when needed. Yes, its hard work but before you know it you will start feeling much better. Good luck and let us know how your progressing.

I worked with PT for the one week I was in the hospital following my amputation surgery....and that was it. They basically set me up between a pair of parallel bars and told me to walk. (not much help). It was left up to me try and learn how to walk again on my own. It was not till after I found (on my own) my current prosthetist that actually knew what he was doing, that I learned how to correctly walk on an artificial leg. HE had to teach me how to do it. No one else verbally walked me through how to walk on an artificial leg.

like said a good PT is worth their weight in gold.
i also thought it would be easier toleasrn to walk, a couple of friends at the VA hospital told me i would be walking in two weeks, its been over two months, i was at hoe depot in a chair when i heard 'look dad, he has a leg lie yours' 'dad' was above the knee and was walking, but hes been doing i for 7 years, i can be too impatient, and i need to learn to pace myself. i want to start swimming soon.
good day to all
bruce
austin

I am like Kinzy I didnt really have physical therapy.The day I went home from the hospital they got me up to see if I could walk on crutches and them when they saw I could they sent me home.I went home with a paper that lists exercises to do.When I got my leg they let me walk between the bars made sure the leg fit and sent me on my way.The hospital was about 3 hours from my house.I do remember having PT for operations I had before the amputation though.