Thread: Is it a good idea to start light resistance training ?
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Old 09-16-2014, 05:33 PM
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Is it a good idea to start lifting light weights with PCS ? I am 6 months into PCS and thinking to start light resistant exercises and see how my body reacts and take it from there.

How has been your experience with resistance training ?
My experience was they had me doing light weight training starting about 5 weeks after my accident while I was still in the hospital's neuro-rehab unit.

I think it depends on what symptoms are currently presenting. If you are still seeing a MD or therapist I'd check with them first, but I think your plan of seeing how you react and take it from there is a prudent one.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.

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