Thursday, April 5, 2012

non-functional stroke therapy - swing

Diane of Pink House on the Corner was complaining about the functionality focus of therapists.I agree totally, its the way they have to write notes so they get paid. I have such diffuse deficits due to the pre-motor cortex dead area and white matter damage that I really only work on individual muscles and eventually will put them together in a coordinated pattern. This should be something our therapists should be able to explain to us but that would require some brainpower thinking outside of book larning.
My hamstring does not fire properly when walking so I sit on our grape arbor swing and push/pull the swing back and forth while reading a book (multitasking - hey And if I really want to challenge myself I'll put my left arm on the top of the bench and see how long I can hold it there. ). This would be an easy research project for any therapist to setup. To answer the question - How many repetitions does it take to get the hamstring working in concert when walking?

The flagstone at the bottom sticks out 1 inch so
I can hook my heel on it. Just think of the dangers of the woodpile falling. Don't self medicate.

1 comment:

  1. I love the grape arbor! It makes therapy sound so pleasant, and functional too!

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