of exercise on PN in general and PN pain are being recognized more widely in the medical community. Hopefully, they'll catch up with much of the forum wisdom at some point. In any case I saw this recent article from Shields' group in the rehabilitation department at the Univ of Iowa and thought it might be of some interest. The article is very general so it's not as "in depth" as the earlier ones from Smith's group at Utah about diet and exercise and prediabetic PN but Shields does note that for some patients the improvement in their pain was comparable to that seens in some drug trials that have been noted as beneficial - most encouraging.

Alkymst


http://www.neurologynow.com/pt/re/ne...856145!8091!-1

Parts....after 30 MINUTES OF EXERCISE? Hah....with some things I'm lucky to do five or ten before having pay-backs...

Goodness, folks...Did someone read all my posts and 're-write' them?

But it's all been proven, tested, re-tested, pedigreed and certified...Do it right and start out slow and add a couple extras each day and you can do a couple dozen reps of any boring exercise in 2 weeks! If I the complete athletic dunce can do them...anyone can.


Put me on a horse, well, it's a different matter - There I can do, unless the creature is a real dunce!

Go wiggle those: toes, feet, ankles, wrists, backs all of it...but, gently!

Good article tho...

We do not want over-achievement paybacks! - j

You don't move it ,you loose it but please very gently. Now wasn't
that profound???? We should get our streching ex's in everyday. Sue

I have a ? about movement and pn. Does it help regenerate the nerve to heal better? My neuro is trying to push me to be more daily active as I am no where near exercise as now just doing errands. Its like now though I did more then used to and am in such horrid pain and back to vicadin which I was off of. It makes me just want to stay in bed but I feel if I knew that in the long run it will help heal quicker it would help mentally. On the note of diet, I see a nutritionist but it was more before this and I was wondering if non diabetic though people have done things with diet to help with recovery? I have since this though been getting super dizzy/nausea/out of body which we thought was from meds but now were thinking from a deficency though normal blood sugar. I'm in the process of more testing.

I thought the comment at the end of your post was interesting about dizziness/out of body. I have been experiencing dizziness and awful sinking spells. It happens several times a day even when I am sitting down. I was thinking it might be from IVIG. I'd be interested to know what your doctor thinks. I don't see mine until end of August.

I' in one of my Sjorien's brain fogs there's a diease that starts with M,
that makes you feel that way,it kinda has a french sound,oh phooie,
Men. Sorry will have to look it up. (boy this really help's). You might
hurt D. cause just running errands is a form of excercise,well at least
the way i have been feeling lately. How's that new Neuro D? Sue

key to this issue in my 'reference files'....give me a day or two to find them?

Durn, I was always good a saving things, just not organizing them! Will get back, I promise! - j

Shiney Sue,
Is this what you were thinking of in answer to Daniella's question: Meniere's Syndrome??

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/73/main.html

and this is a good one: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/balance/meniere.asp

Billye

I remember Meniere's disease,my cousin use to describe it in those
words. It's a increases pressure in your ear,like fluid,it messes up
your balance but if i remmember it's fairly rare. But she said it made her
dizzy and had that out of body experience. Wow don't you have enough
problems stop it right now. Self-help cut down on salt sometimes fluides.
You might need a diuretic,there are pills but try some asparagus, When I
lay down to long and get up i kinda have this feeling,it could be a med.
Did you mention this to the Dr. Sue I wish we all felt better.

Alan had Menieres syndrome a few years ago. The vertigo was really bad. Had to go to the emergency room. They said "you have vertigo". Like we didn't know what he had. They gave him Meclizine. It makes you drowsy.

He went to the ear nose and throat doctor who told him "you have menieres, stop eating salt. Alan stopped the salt and I think he has had one (maybe two, 3 second bouts of vertigo in as many years).

In his case, no salt equals no vertigo. So I make sure everything I give him is sodium free. I don't cook with salt or anything.

I could never eat a no salt diet. But since he puts honey and splenda on everything, well, he doesn't miss it.

I use light salt myself.

Melody