johng
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My back doctor has told me that my rehabilitation has reached a plateau. Does that mean I am not going to get any better. I have recovered about 85% of the muscle loss and about 90% of my Nero function. Is this it? Or can I still improve?
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Tranquileyez
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yes it means to kinda "stop" you sometimes can "break through" a plateau though by probably more extensive or different types of therapy.
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InvaderCAL
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It means that he believes that thats as far as you'll go recovery-wise.
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pecan
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johng, just because This Dr. said that doesn't mean you have stooped gaing your abilities back......That is just His opinion. If you believe differently, don't give up, try to regain even more. If you believe it, You can make most things happen. I beleive this. Your courage and heart and soul will help you to acheive things you thought was impossible......Good Luck.... 
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tone
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theres stories of doctors say that all of the time like with people paraylzed or something and then the doctor was wrong.
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Eeyore27
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johng,
After aggravating an old back injury in work 8 months ago, I was seeing a Worker's Compensation doc who basically told me the same thing, but he worded it a little bit differently. I was in PT for 4 months, and after being the good little patient that I was trying to be, they put me through some kind of stress test to see how far I had progressed from the day I limped into the clinic.
In his words, I had regained as much "flexion" as I was going to, and since my condition is degenerative, that basically there was nothing more that they could do for me with PT. Then he released me back to work with so many restrictions that it was humanly impossible to function in my old job in that capacity.
In a nutshell, he told me to continue doing the stretches & exercises that they taught me in PT but not to do anything unnecessary to aggravate my condition further. So I guess, in his own way, he was telling me that I had reached my own "plateau."
4 months since being discharged and I'm still in pain, out of work & trying to put the pieces of my life back together. Good luck, I hope that your recovery prognosis is better than mine has been, I wouldn't wish this nightmare on anyone.
Take Care,
Eeyore
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