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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
Phyx,
Has you heard of horse therapy? It can be very helpful. As you ride the horse, your brain starts to think you are plodding along. It recognizes this motion and awakens the walking systems in your brain. William Schattner of Star Trek has a foundation that promotes this therapy. There is an association with a web site at: http://www.narha.org/ The link to find a local Therapeutic Riding Center is: http://www.narha.org/Centers/FindCenter2.asp |
Equine therapy can be very helpful. My daughter was a very active volunteer at a therapeutic center prior to her injury. It's been the perfect volunteer job for her with her love of horses and helping people.
About 4-5 weeks into my daughter's recovery, she had a major setup and started to tremor and stutter. She was really a mess. The doctor at the time (and it was the only good thing he did), allowed her to get back on a horse at a walk in a very controlled environment. After a couple of rides, her stutter greatly improved and within a couple of weeks was completely gone. Either being allowed back on her horse helped reduce anxiety or the motion of being back on a horse, helped her nervous system kick back in. I think it was more the latter, but I could be wrong.