A note on physio: when my mom got out of the hospital after fracturing her hip, she could barely move her left leg. She could not lift her leg up into bed. She could not walk very far with her walker, she couldn't reach her toes, or put socks or other clothes on. A physiotherapist came to the house (sent by the province) and gave her exercises to do three times a day. She had to build up to ten repetitions, holding the positions for five seconds. In the beginning, she could barely do these on the left side, but she gradually built up to ten reps. A week later he added exercises using straps. A week later, he added one pound ankle weights to build strength. It's simply amazing to see the changes. I don't attribute it to normal healing either. I think the exercises are an essential part of recovery. And we still yell, "tighten your buttocks" while standing up from the squats.
I'm glad she's making improvements! It's nice to hear real examples of people improving.