Heather & Barbara,I use a chair in the shower. I do not feel safe standing in a shower.. My therapist also recommended wearing ankle weights around the house. They definitely make you aware of where your feet are most of the time. She has used the word propreoception many times and I asked her can you improve on it. She said yes, but it's a very, very slow process and she wasn't sure about my improvement. I use a walker, I am a lector (reader) at church and I can hold onto the lectern for balance. I'm so sorry Barbara you had to quit singing. When I go out with friends I use a cane. As long as I have someone's arm to hold onto I can do o.k. but I am waiting for the day that all I need is a cane.... Take care! Trudy (in rainy damp Virginia.... which is not helping my legs today!)
P.S. Gunny, thanks for replying I would have been trying to remember that name all day! On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Pieter and Heather <pieterheat...@shaw.ca>wrote: > Barbara, > > I find the same thing. I was especially happy one day when I realized that > I could close my eyes in the shower when washing my hair. It doesn't > 'always' work as I do find myself closing my eyes but tend to keep the tip > of my elbow against the wall of the shower.....the balance thing again. I > didn't know there was a name for it. > > Heather in Calgary > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* jharpe...@aol.com > *To:* mother...@gmail.com ; tmic-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:32 AM > *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Balance > > Yes, that's one of my continuing problems. My balance is worse when > standing still (even with eyes open) than walking, though I sometimes lose > balance while walking, too. > > When I was taking physical therapy, my PT had a name for that, but I don't > remember what it was. She had me stand on a pillow with my eyes closed and > lean as far as I could in one direction and then another while she stood by > to catch me if I fell (don't try this at home alone!!!) > > It's improved, but it is still a factor. Sometimes at church a larger group > will be singing across on stage just holding their music, and I think, I > could never do that! I ended up leaving choir because I felt like I couldn't > keep my balance. Having some reference point helps -- the back of my legs > touching a chair or just touching a table or the wall. I don't need to hold > on to or lean on something, usually -- just have something to touch. > > Barbara H. > http://barbarah.wordpress.com > > In a message dated 4/14/2009 9:25:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mother...@gmail.com writes: > > P. S. I cannot close my eyes and balance myself. I get dizzy.. anyone > else??? > > > ------------------------------ > *The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221421325x1201417411/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilAvgfooterNO62> > * > >
