When your stroke fucks up one of these systems, what is your doctor doing to recover that functionality and help you enough to prevent falling? ANYTHING AT ALL?
Mine used to be damned good, I could run across a boulder field with no problem, now I have to keep my head down and miss beautiful sights right in front of me. Damn this stroke.
How Does a Gymnast, or Even a Fitness Walker, Keep from Falling?
Dean,
ReplyDeleteThat is a good explanation of what is really going on in our brains. I wish I understood more about what part of my brain was damaged to better understand what has to get rewired,
I also like this TED talk by Daniel Wolpert: "The real reason for brains" which talks about similar concepts and gives a good explanation of how the brain absorbs all types of sensory signals to keep track of your body's place in the world and directs desired movement. I think of it as a feed back loop
http://www.ted.com/playlists/1/how_does_my_brain_work
I like the feedback loop you mentioned. What I hate is that our doctors have no clue as to exactly what has been damaged in our brains. Without that knowledge they are completely flying in the dark as to what might help us recover.
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