I am feeling better and better, but I find I have to be really mindful of just trying to do ONE thing at a time. It's so tricky because I find it's so easy to FORGET that I need to be careful. I know I need to be careful, but I forget -- if that makes sense. I am not out of the woods, and may never be fully.

Does anyone else find they stumble more with PCS? Or spill food and drink on themselves more now with PCS? I know I do.

I am making myself sit now. I just kind of fell onto the couch, but I didn't hurt myself.

Does restorative Yoga (gentle yoga) help with this? No headstands or fast head movements for me.

I have some meditation I am doing now too and that's a piece of all right. I really like it.

Any other tips with working on GRACE or being more careful and graceful.

Thanks

pm

I love yoga, it brings meditation and stretching, plus guided imagery. A huge stress reliever for me! There are certain yoga positions you can try, and a lot of them you can do in your chair. And you can be creative with yoga, it is all up to you. There are several tips about yoga on the internet. And yes, relaxing music is recommended, as it brings up the positive vibe. Happy relaxing!

Are you doing vestibular therapy? It helps with balance. I'm still very clumsy, probably because of my eye issues, but I've gotten much better. You will too. I'm sure yoga would be helpful, as long as you don't do things you feel uncomfortable doing!

Hi Defmom,

I had vestibular therapy and should revisit some of those exercises. I can get a little dizzy just bending down to get clothes out of the dryer. I called vestibular therapist to ask if I should still be doing some of the exercises I did. I rather think so.

Anyhow, thx for your reply

Does anyone have a favorite dvd or a you tube series of gentle yoga?

I just want to try some things at my house before I go anywhere like a gym or studio to try it. (The less driving I do, the less stress, the more healing too)

Thanks for any replies.

Sincerely

pm

Yoga is really good if you do not have a neck injury....I did before accident but not suppose to now with neck injury.Good relief though

Post injury I used to walk into tables and work tops, bump into door frames. You couldn't count the number of glasses and plates I have smashed because I have missed the counter top.

Apparently I have damaged the teaming in my eyes and have poor depth perception. I have also got Labyrinthitus which compounds the balance issues.

From the time reading the posts on this board it seems quite a common problem

[QUOTE=poetrymom;986044]I am feeling better and better, but I find I have to be really mindful of just trying to do ONE thing at a time. It's so tricky because I find it's so easy to FORGET that I need to be careful. I know I need to be careful, but I forget -- if that makes sense. I am not out of the woods, and may never be fully.

Does anyone else find they stumble more with PCS? Or spill food and drink on themselves more now with PCS? I know I do.

I am making myself sit now. I just kind of fell onto the couch, but I didn't hurt myself.

Does restorative Yoga (gentle yoga) help with this? No headstands or fast head movements for me.

I have some meditation I am doing now too and that's a piece of all right. I really like it.


I got a concussion just by falling and hitting my head on a coffee table. The top was a 1/2 inch thick piece of glass. I barely remember falling. If I blacked out, I don't know for how long. Since then the headaches have been horrible, top that with the migraines I was already getting. My inability to remember things makes it hard to go for my bachelor's degree in sociology. The stittering doesn't help much either. Sometimes when I have to get up in front of a group of people and speak I get afraid, afraid that I can't read what's on the paper. There have been times when I have had to ask what a word was(i.e. like moon), very frustrating.
I find myself being very clumsy at times. When I get stressed out, my left hand starts to shake. That's bad, I'm left handed, can't do my school work.
Just try to smile until you can find the help you need. I wish I had better advice for you.

My vestibular was off and I was walking into walls,dropsy,drop everything,have to watch my step so I would not fall, and was always bumping into stuff.I would have bruises in result.I have got a lot better now with my vestibular therapy.When I would drop something I would be in trouble because my L-5 herniation and I had to do squats constantly to pick anything up......

My name is Tecie. I was hit by a drunk driver on my lunch hr at work 2 1/2 yrs ago. Left with Brain Trauma, broke collar bone, bells palsy on left side which is gone. I was in wheelchair, then walker, now cane at times. My left side doesn't want to co-operate I tend to say at times, lol. So I stumble a bit, they say expect to fall once every two weeks, which I do.
My brother tells me patience is a virtue, gracefull I am not, careful I am.
My sister-in-law, who is my wonderful physical therapist and really a person who understands me most has helped a lot. She told me about this site.
I have a 10 yr old girl who is wonderful and teaches me things I forgot. She teaches me things I didn't know in school.
She isn't real graceful either, but she like me, does her best