Hi Janice,
Yeah, I can really appreciate it. After I had my initial acute attack of TM
- it was about 3 years later when I started to get 'hand-cramps', when the
fleshy-part of the hand between the thumb and fore-finger starts to pull my
fingers into all sorts of weird shapes!...lol.
I found a pa
But what do I do about my right heel?That is always where it occurs. I
have tried loose-fitting and snug-fitting shoes - happens either way. As
soon as I take the shoes off, it
goes away.
Janice
From: The Man
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:05 AM
To: Janice Nichols
Cc: tmic-list@e
Janice the one problem I have with my feet is that once in a great
while I do get a spasm in the left foot where it hurts like a charlie
horse and the foot turns in. It goes all the way up my lef to my
thigh. I can turn it back, but it turns again all by itself. I
usually do what you do with a c
I have the same problem with slip-ons as Patti... I can't 'grip' flip-flops
or slip-ons with the toes of my left foot anymore.
As for the spasms... have you tried a compression stocking? I wear one when
I know I'm going to be out walking a lot (grocery store, mall, etc.) and it
gives me so much m
I know that Walmart does have an ankle brace,
like the very tight-fitting gloves for the hands.
It's black, but I do not think it would look good with any shoes. I was useing
it to help with the drop foot, while walking bare footed around the house.
It does help with supporting the drop foot.
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Didn't think of doing something like that.Between compression from the
knee down and maybe the compression stocking, I will get some help.
Janice
-Original Message-
From: Elizabeth Clark
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 11:58 AM
To: 'Pat Cooley' ; 'Janice Nichols'
Cc: tmic-list@eskim
Thanks, but being a woman, I don’t like the idea of the black brace.
Anyway, I don’t think that would help my problem, but thank you for
taking the time for input.
TM’ers are the greatest.
Janice
From: Todd Tarno
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 1:37 PM
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [
that reminds me of the hand brace I was given shortly after my attack.
It was brought to me because I was holding a rolled-up pair of socks to
soften the grip of my clenched hand. I didn't want to let the nurse
take the socks away. A therapist soon brought me a plastic hand/arm
brace that h
