tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post6685783002292104133..comments2023-10-18T05:54:19.015-07:00Comments on Stronger After Stroke Blog (THE STROKE RECOVERY BLOG): Safe, functional, g'bye!Peter G Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585356059363005619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-84650983927884078572011-11-14T07:02:18.994-08:002011-11-14T07:02:18.994-08:00Hi Mike,
I would say stretching is important. The...Hi Mike,<br /><br />I would say stretching is important. The effects of stretching on spastic muscle are equivocal, however.Peter G Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595198575349062833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-5951392542717542492011-11-14T05:28:06.493-08:002011-11-14T05:28:06.493-08:00Isn't it stretching is also important, especia...Isn't it stretching is also important, especially to the ligamentsMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346073608627020244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-37907766173973148642011-11-09T06:50:42.120-08:002011-11-09T06:50:42.120-08:00Thank you Peter: Your post brings to light a major...Thank you Peter: Your post brings to light a major challenge in the stroke community.<br /><br />It is sad to say that the very people who we rely on to protect and support us with our recovery have laid down rules for our recovery from the dark ages.<br /><br />It is even sadder that the dollar trees grow so large that they totally obscure the reality forest.<br /><br />Then our health care professionals are forced to walk blindly through the reality forest with dark glasses and white cane in hand.<br /><br />Thanks again Peter for briefly pulling back the political/commercial clouds to allow a shaft of sunlight to illuminate the darkness. : )<br /><br />A classic case of "He who pays the piper gets to call the tune"garydotgrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183168608835212963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-4193357830703917182011-11-07T18:53:15.335-08:002011-11-07T18:53:15.335-08:00My thoughts exactly. . . .except that I have very ...My thoughts exactly. . . .except that I have very few sane thoughts left after going through the past 10 months of stroke recovery with my husband. He's the one who had the stroke, and I'm the one who's sick of talking and thinking about it (ha! I'm sure he is, too). The thought of doing any research into new technology is exhausting, but my in-laws brought my husband to a Bioness seminar, so now we're waiting to see if our insurance will cover the therapy and equipment. The "foot drop system" *seems* to have potential for not only helping his foot move and flex to take steps correctly, but also to send the messages to the brain about how to re-wire so that this becomes natural for him. Wish us luck - with any progress, I will be singing Bioness's praises on my own blog!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281420407748540105noreply@blogger.com