I do ROM on leg and stretch my fingers. I get spasms but control them with
meds ad exercise.
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post
Texas, USA
Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } I sent my two cents worth
by Reply to Joans letter. Sending mail by Reply apparently does not make the
Q-List, I felt this important enough to repeat here.
In short, I have not met a spinal injured person with spasms who has kept up
with their range of motion. Also on range of motion, I have neither met anyone
with contracted hands who also ranges fingers regularly. Some people use
contracted hands to hold things pretty good. I am too vain, even to hold
things better, to allow my fingers to contract so I still range fifteen years
post.
I would like using this forum to take a poll, or not.
1) Who ranges, who spasms, and who have contracted hands?
Merrill
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From: Dan Tessiatore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:32 PM
To: poajoan; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Fosamax for Osteoporosis
Yes Joan, I have the same kind of extensor spasms. I have had a baclofen
pump for a bout 12 years and it is very effective in reducing the spasticity.
Dan T.
poajoan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am extremely fortunate in that I do not have severe spasms. I had more
spasms when I was newly injured than I do now. I have also learned to try and
relax before anybody tries to move me, because for not having any muscle-I sure
can tighten up a lot and be extremely hard to move. I don't have the kicking
type of spasms for the most part, but rather twist my whole torso and
straighten out arms and legs. Learning to live with our bodies, and knowing
each idiosyncrasy, is so important as so many others on this list have said in
the past.
Joan, C4 1990
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:42 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fosamax for Osteoporosis
In a message dated 3/7/2007 2:59:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL
PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Diana.
I have been taking Fosamax for three years. I had no side effects from the
drug, and after the first 18 months, we retested, and there was about 20%
improvement. The doctor was very pleased, and so was I..
Joan, C4 1990
I've just been going through a really bad time in the past couple weeks.
My chest and back feel extremely tight and my leg spasms have increased. This
morning my husband touched my leg and it went into it's spasm, kicking thing. I
do have an appt with my doc but it's sooo frustrating being a quad and trying
to figure out what's going on with the body. Fosamax has joint, muscle, and
bone pain as a side effect but we also noticed discoloration on the foley when
it was changed. Don't know what's going on so I guess it's time for ultra
sounds and such.
diane
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