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I have PMS. If I work on building my muscles will I improve my mobility? Is it possible to get my motion back? I was told once I lost it, I won't get it back. Is this true?
It is certainly possible to restore motion and enhance fitness and well being even with severe disability but often to achieve success requires the use of sophisticated rehabilitation equipment such as the lokomat system, the Giger MD locomotion system and the functional electrical stimulation bicycle. This type of equipment is often available in spinal cord rehabilitation institutes and in some physical therapy departments. In San Diego, one of my colleagues, Dr Marcus Bradley has a non profit rehabilitation institute with this capability called VIP neurorehabilitation. Check out their website and try them out if you live in Southern California. Otherwise, look into rehabilitation institutes in your area. Revere (Rip) Kinkel MD Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program Professor of Clinical Neurosciences University of California San Diego At the Mandell Center we certainly work on strength, but also balance and stretching. A good idea would be to find a physical therapist in the area who is an MS Specialist (MSCS). To find one, go to www.mscare.org, this is the website of The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Click on "contact us", fill out the form and ask to be connected with a physical therapist who is an MS Specialist in your area. It is hard to offer specifics on-line, but an evaluation and maybe some treatment by a skilled PT would give suggestions as to specific types of stretching and /or strengthening exercises would be appropriate. Lori Ann Kostich M.S. CCC-SLP Mandell Center for Multiple Sclerosis Hartford, Connecticut
9 Comments
Kathleen Larson
10/30/2014 01:10:41 pm
Thank you for responding to my question. I believed that I could do this but when I'm told it is not possible, I doubt myself. So I will keep on working on this with a smile on my face
Seaaon Duncan
11/28/2017 10:06:47 am
Is it possible to restore walking independently if i haven't lost any strength
Season Duncan
6/11/2018 10:53:05 am
Is it possible to restore walking if I haven't lost my strength..ican walk with a walker but still not showing signs of Ms all of my MRIs are clean and all my nuero tell's I'm stable so I went off all the opiates he was giving me and feel no more fog my question is can I restore the walking I'm 36 and this diagnosis and decline came suddenly with no response from my Dr 2/2/2023 02:29:47 am
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