Hey friends; I am a big proponent of our checking out if wearing western or cowboy boots can handle drop foot. I have drop foot on the left foot. The decision was either to get a brace attached to a shoe that resembled a large slab of cement painted black, or, get cowboy boots. Well, which would you rather have? Boots, that you can change to match conditions and tastes, or a slab of black concrete that becomes your only choice of footwear?
Mine are hand-made M.L. Leddy's of Fort Worth, Texas. I had a pair almost forty years ago; so when I got drop foot from I thought this would be a nice solution to the problem. Now, I don't wear anything else. And they completely solve the problem. I recommend getting a good pair, the best you can afford. Well worth the money in comfort and convenience. Dalton From: Elizabeth Clark <xbeecla...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:37:46 -0700 To: 'Susan Kleinz' <skle...@cox.net> Cc: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject: RE: [TMIC] CBS Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Resent-Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:40:15 -0700 > Hi Susan, > > Sorry we have to meet under these circumstances I am 58, married with 2 > children (20 & 22 who still live at home). I was dx¹d with TM in April of > 2006, spent a month in a re-hab facility, and ~two years in and out of > physical & occupational therapy. Then in 2008 & 2009, I had two surgeries on > my right wrist/arm to improve my hand function. > > Early this year I started wearing a leg brace (when I¹m out walking a lot > grocery or mall shopping, etc.). After seeing a podiatrist for an unrelated > issue, he became interested in my condition¹ and other problems I have as a > result of TM weak left leg (especially the knee), pronated arch/ankle and > drop-foot. He recommended a new, light-weight carbon-fibre brace (made by > Trulife in the U.K. > http://trulife.com/all-products/orthotics/ankle-foot-orthoses/carbon-fibre-afo > /matrix ) for my leg that has worked very well. It gives me the stability I > need without being too heavy. I don¹t wear it around the house, but when I go > out, it helps tremendously. > > I looked up Brown-Sequard Syndrome. The symptoms of it read very much like TM > so I¹m curious you said you have probable MS, but were dx¹d with TM this > year. Is that a correction to the initial BSS diagnosis of 20 years ago or in > addition to it? > > And the Cranial Sacral Therapy I¹m very interested in it. I had many years of > chiropractic treatments during my teens & 20¹s due to severe headaches and > backaches caused by my Scoliosis, but finally stopped going because I had my > spine fused (and partially because of the cost). Since then, I¹ve considered > going back, but the thought of someone else touching and manipulating my body > just creeps me out I have extreme sensitivity to synthetic fabrics which make > my skin feel like it¹s crawling and being hugged by others can sometimes be > painful. I tried acupuncture a couple years ago, but didn¹t see (or feel) any > improvement in my condition. You mention Cranial Sacral Therapy helped you > more than anything else. In what way other than the obvious feeling of > well-being did it help you? With pain or with function? Also, do you use > pain meds? If so, what do you use and in what dosage? > > Sorry if I sound nosy, but I¹m always interested in alternative therapies. > Since we all seem to react differently, you never know what might work for > you. > > Betty > (in Northern California) > > > > > From: Susan Kleinz [mailto:skle...@cox.net] > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:02 AM > To: Elizabeth Clark > Cc: kimharrison...@comcast.net; tmic-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [TMIC] CBS > > As "newbe" to this website, I'm Susan Kleinz > > > > 57, married, 3 children, > > diagnosed 20 years ago with Brown Sequard Syndrome, probable MS after becoming > paralyzed on left side. > > > > diagnosed Feb. of this year with Transverse Myeliltis. - can walk with a brace > on left leg. > > > > thank you for all these wonderful websites! > > > > my neurologist at Barrows Neurological Clinics in Phoenix AZ says - no flu or > shingles shots. > > I've never had either. > > > > Tried 10 sessions of acupuncture... no clue if it helped. > > > > Many sessions of Cranial Sacral Therapy by RCST certified therapist - > > phenomenal results - helped more than anything I have tried. > > > > B 12 shots twice a week help also. > > > > Susan > > Phoenix, AZ > > > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 7:32 PM, Elizabeth Clark wrote: > > > Wasn¹t that a GREAT news bite? Cody Unser is an amazing girl (daughter of race > car driver, Al Unser, Jr.) and has several websites dedicated to the fight > against spinal cord injuries and particularly TM to help educate others > about our dreaded condition. Check out the following: > > > > http://www.deepthrottle.com/Essays/cody_unser.shtml > > > > http://cufsf.org/ > > > > http://restorative-therapies.com/codyunser > > > > http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/08/08/cody-unser-new-documentary-candid-ta > ke-on-paralysis/ > > > > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/film_chronicle_of_cody_unse > rs_9_year_struggle_with_paralyzing_transverse_myelitis_premieres_june_2 > > > > > > Betty > > (in Northern California) > > > > > > > From: kimharrison...@comcast.net [mailto:kimharrison...@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:48 PM > To: tmic-list@eskimo.com > Cc: transverse myelitis > Subject: Re: [TMIC] CBS > > > > Yes, here is the CBS link if anyone needs it > > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-20126766/scuba-diving-could-raise-hope-f > or-the-paralyzed/ > > > From: "James Berg" <molokai...@gmail.com> > To: "transverse myelitis" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 5:39:19 PM > Subject: [TMIC] CBS > > Did anyone see the CBS News piece on TM and Scuba diving? another > possibility. >
