Re: [TMIC] Spasticity

2007-09-14 Thread Grace M.
That's very good advice, Jude. Thanks for thinking of it. I often try to > stretch without even thinking of the possibility of injury---and here I sit > with osteoporosis. It scares me a little thinking of some of the physical > chances I have taken. > Grace > > *Please, everyone, be ca

Re: [TMIC] Spasticity

2007-09-14 Thread Heyjude48458
Please, everyone, be careful when doing a stretching disease like our dear Todd suggests. He is right in saying that the type of stretching will help a spasm, BUT... This exact move is what broke both of my legs, tibia and fibula in right and left at the exact same time is what happen

Re: [TMIC] Spasticity

2007-09-13 Thread Stacy Harim
al Message - From: Todd Tarno<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; tmic-list@eskimo.com<mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Spasticity I don't believe that I have had Spa

Re: [TMIC] Spasticity

2007-09-13 Thread Grace M.
Hi Todd, My PT also did a similar exercise with my legs. We would do it both before my PT workout, and after. I really think it helped. She also told me, that often it is helpful to try to break up the spasm at the point of origin, in order to keep it from spreading. Whenever I would start

Re: [TMIC] Spasticity

2007-09-13 Thread Todd Tarno
I don't believe that I have had Spasticity. I would have one spasms here or there, but not a lot at one time. What I have found to help with stiffness in my legs is to be laying down, like a bed and have a person stand at the end of the bed. That person but your heal their left hand and p

Re: [TMIC] spasticity

2007-02-13 Thread Louise Croyden
ar me down every day. Regards. Louise - Original Message - From: Alton Ryder To: TMIC list Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:40 PM Subject: [TMIC] spasticity One of the notes on bandiing included this statement "Spasticity is a condition in which certain m

[TMIC] spasticity

2007-02-13 Thread Alton Ryder
One of the notes on bandiing included this statement "Spasticity is a condition in which certain muscles are continuously contracted. This contraction causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles . . ." This is one end of the spectrum of spasticity, Involuntary contraction of one or more