A Song, a Dance, and a New Step

Singing, dancing, and stepping forward, into this brand-new day is a great way to get off on the right foot, enjoy your time on this earth, and push yourself forward to greater health, wealth, strength, and vitality. So, the other day when I was working with my Dear Old Lady Patient of mine in the parallel bars in the physical therapy gym, and she mentioned to me that she had done some dancing at an earlier age, I took the cue and proceeded forward with the Hokey Pokey. True to form, as a participation dance, she joined in and we had a little fun together: we stepped, we swayed, we sang, and we enjoyed being just a little bit silly. “You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around; That’s what it’s all about!!” Well, that little ditty brought us together in a new way, a way beyond the confines of the physical therapy gym, a way that led to a brand-new destination, a place that was out of reach just two minutes before. We laughed, we embraced, we enjoyed the moment; and she went on to complete her physical therapy session on the NuStep exercise machine, which combines upper body and lower body movements for a full body workout, in a safe and seated position. It was just what she needed to propel her body, her mind, her soul, and her strength, to the next level; the following day we added in some arm movements, and the next day after that she got to go home with her husband, re-energized and re-engaged in the Life of her own choosing; one where her mind was opened up to the possibilities of polka and playing the piano once again; only now, she has a song, a dance, and a New Step in her back pocket!! CHEERS!!

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