Cindy
I say try it. Ya never know and if so, teriffic. If not, cross it off the list. The mind is ever so powerful, if we just tap into it. Keep us posted.
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Originally Posted by greta
Can't help you with acupressure C, but it is possible to train your brain to use other neural pathways. My mom's neuro talks about focusing on the part you want to move and "talking to it" (this neuro is a hoot!). In PT, I'd work with a woman with dead legs (she had MS) as well as very weak trunk strength. We focused on rolling over If I'd initiate the motion, she could often pick it up once it had been started. By the end of the therapy that day, she could do it herself. Initiating the movement (with your own hands to move the leg) if necessary and then focusing on it/talking to it  to finish the movement without assistance really does help to retrain the neural pathways around damaged areas. Won't be perfectly good as new, but it will make things easier. |
I borrowed the book, The MS Recovery Diet from the MSAA last month, but had to return it before finishing it. It was just published in 2007. I never got to the diet part, but there is a whole section on exercise and getting people out of wheelchairs and walking. It's exercises that build on each other like a baby learns to roll over, crawl, stand up, and walk. It so grabbed my attention.
I plan to buy it when funds allow, just to have as a reference. Oh and to finish reading it too.
