Hi and sorry to hear about your mother. She needs to exercise to improve
her strength. Ask Gunny about his bands. Also swimming or water aerobics
is an excellent way to work on all the muscles without injuring yourself.
Keep encouraging her and she will probably continue to improve but it's very
slow.
Susan
> hi, i am zicong from singapore. i am 17 yrs old and my mother was
>diagnosed with cervical myelitis (with infarction?) in october'98.
>initially, she couldn't control her left arm nor close or open her
>left palm and with slight weakness in legs and numbness in her trunk.
>but she made a very good recovery after treatment with steroids and
>with physiotherapy and was discharged a week later. actually, her
>recovery was very good and we were very fortunate. she is much better
>now, though she still feels numbness in her left hand and there is
>sometimes pain especially at night. there is still slight weakness in
>her legs (but she can walk well) and she can't really bend/squat down
>as it will be very painful for her back. she has a job as child care
>centre teacher and that worries our family as there is a lot of
>bending down, walking about and other physical exertions for her to
>take care of young children. i would greatly appreciate it if anyone
>can provide some information on how to recover better from myelitis,
>or any suggestions on rehabilitation/physiotherapeutic exercises.
>inquries abt my mom's recovery/treatment are also welcome.
>thank you.
>
>zicong
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