I am at the point now where I can lift light weights. I was wondering if that is ok after having this crap so bad I couldn't lift my hands above my waist.
My muscles have either atrophied because of lack of use or something this disease has done.
My concern is damaging muscle or tendons by lifting to much or too fast.
does anybody know what the doctors say when the pain starts to leave and the mobility starts to return???
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joalo
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anyone?
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My old physical therapist old me to start out in a pool. there are resistance tools you can take into the pool with you, and a lot of pools have classes that use these.
She also had me do some exercises with those large rubber band like thingys. They come in different resistances.
But really you need to have someone show you how to do any of these exercies, if even for three times. The main thing they stressed was that doing the excerices wrong was worse than not doing them, because if your muscles and joints are weak, or youhave some cartiledge/bone damage, you could really hurt your self
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Exercise really is a must according to Dr. Burrascano to attain wellness.
For some reason LD weakens us it seems.
Start really slow and low weights and work your way up slowly over time. I mean like 5 lbs. - 5 reps, maybe 3-4 different exercises. If that is too much do less. Over time you will feel strength returning and you will be able to move up.
My doctor told me if I am shaky and not feeling well after a workout, I have gone too far and it seems even light weights and/or too many reps can cause that.
I had to move to using resistance bands, same principal as weights, less strain for me on the nervous system and it is working out well. Also, foam rolling (google it or check out on youtube) helps and is a workout in itself.
Taking an infrared sauna after a workout also seems to help a lot.
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