Hi Sal, Honestly I don't know. I have had TM for about 9 years and didn't start to do any PT exercise until I had started to use a walker occasionally. I think they started me on a trampoline, a small one that had a permanent bar across it and a PT therapist was always by my side. It took years to get onto a board and be able to hold it steady, but as long as I could move, I always believed that I could get stronger and I did. Before my current illness, my strength was better than a healthy female of my age group. I had 4+ strength, though now I am sure it is not there. As soon as they have me straightened out again, I know it will come back in a few months with hard work.
Good luck, you should work with a therapist to get started, they can tell you what is working and what is the best way for you to go. Taking advice from someone that doesn't know your body isn't the right way to go. Lori _____ From: sal r [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:29 PM To: Lori Biehler Subject: RE: [TMIC] wobble boards i am in a wheelchair, and am standing by hbolding on to something do u think any of the equip your talking about would work for me? Lori Biehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I use a wobble board and started with one that the fin was only and inch or two. The one I use now has a 6 inch fin. Also the soft balls with a halo around them are great. I don't know what they are called, but they really help to build the ankle muscles and calf muscles. I do notice that even after 8 years of exercising for the damage done by my TM, if I don't exercise for a few months, I go way back and need to build again. I stopped exercising in May due to other health issues I am having and boy has my body changed. We are hoping it will be safe for me to start again in the next month or so and I can't wait! Lori _____ From: sal r [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 2:18 PM To: tm Subject: [TMIC] wobble boards has anybody tried a wobble board to help with their balance? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
