Josh enjoys cranial sacral therapy by new therapist, Ann

Monday, June 18, 2007

Here's a picture of Josh a few days before he pulled out his trach.

Arrived at CareMeridian around noon.  Wheelchair van was waiting to take Josh and me to hbot.  We loaded Josh in the van and headed downtown only to be stuck in horrific traffic due to a series of accidents.  The Market Street ramp was closed.  We were thirty minutes late for hbot but luckily everyone else got stuck in traffic and Josh was able to have his full hour at depth.  Josh did great!  He has had almost 30 treatments.  I rearranged all of Josh's future hbot appointments since he'll be going into Sharp Rehab on Thursday and it's best to have his hbot in the late afternoon after all his therapies.  He'll be tired after his therapies and will most likely sleep in the chamber. 

I want to maximize his time at Sharp Rehab since the insurance company will likely look for a way out early on in treatment.  They want everyone to reach a plateau fast so they get out of paying.  Hbot coupled with acute rehab should get Josh better in a hurry.   That's the idea.  I am trying to be as aggressive as I can.

Josh had four visitors today, Dave Edens, Mikey Weir, Westin and Natalie.  He was wiped out after hbot, but hung out with the guys for a while.  Then Ann, a cranial sacral PT who was filling in for Jon came by and worked on Josh.  He loved it!  Cranial sacral therapy is a technique which seeks to restore the natural rythmic movement found between the bones of the skull and the movements of the sacrum.  It aids the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid throughout the central nervous system.  It is very subtle.  First Ann was just holding Josh's head with both hands and Josh fell into a deep sleep.  He was snoring.  Then he woke up and mentioned something to Ann about his head.  I guess certain spots on the head can be extremely tender when pressure is added.  Ann then worked with Josh on his arms and legs.  He responded beautifully and was roaring to go.  She told Josh he was doing so well that he was moving on to an acute rehab facility on Thursday.