superpipe wrote:Sorry if I offend any PT's on this forum
You have!
Many PT's are just as capable of diagnosing an injury as an orthopedic surgeon! In medicine, the ability to diagnose a condition is always compared to a "gold standard". In this and many other cases, the gold standard would be some kind of imaging, such as an MRI or x-ray (your best option in this case). These technologies allow you to look at the actual bone, point to a dark spot on the film and say "Ah-ha! There's your fracture!". While such imaging is obviously the best way to go, it is not always necessary, and is very often an expensive option. If an injury occurs that may not need a definitive answer like "where's the fracture?", then an orthopedic surgeon and a PT are very closely matched because they use the VERY SAME diagnostic tests!! In fact, without a definitive answer from imaging or arthroscopic surgery where someone is standing over you actually looking at your injury, ANYONE is just "taking an educated guess".
Getting back to the original post, as part of the .01% of PT's who DO have an
idea of what pole vaulting is, my professional advice is this:
1.) Ask your doctor! You are paying them quite a bit for their expert advice, so consult them specifically about what activities you can do and when.
2.) Do exactly as your doctor tells you! If he/she says "no pushups", then don't do them to "test your strength" until the doctor gives you the OK! As EIUvltr said, you are in need of rehab first, NOT strengthening. You just can't get stronger with broken bones!
Good luck, and I hope you are vaulting high again soon!
**Disclaimer: I am not a licensed PT, I am a PT grad student working toward my DPT. Though my experience is limited at this point, I think my knowledge and experience with physical therapy is still significantly more than most people in this forum!