Saturday 10 March 2007
Well I did say I would try and post an entry every month but time gets away when you are the taxi service to two very active school boys, who might I add have a more interesting and exciting social life than I do. I am trying to do my exercises every day. This involves about an hour of floor exercises to try to increase my balance. I have been trying to follow the same sort of regime Dr Wang had me complete in China. I now have a weighted stick which I lift whilst kneeling then do the same on one knee, these exercises are getting a little easier in that I don’t appear to wobble so much until I get really tired. I also do squats and touch my toes where I don’t seem to be falling forward so much. I’ve added a fit ball to my routine and I lift this when I’m home alone. I also can sit on the fit ball then stand, then sit then stand, etc without too much trouble as long as I do not try to go too quickly. My throwing and catching is going along OK unless I try to use my left hand as the dominant hand and arm then my throws and catches are awful. I am currently trying to bounce the ball with both left and right hands. This is still a work in progress.
Ever since I came home I have tried to repeat the speed that I was walking in China on the treadmill. The treadmill in China was not obviously in kilometres or miles per hour because I would have to be near running on my treadmill to repeat my performances in China. The fastest I can go on my treadmill is 4kms per hour and this is hanging on, without hanging on I can only get up to 2 kms but I do still stumble and have to catch the handrails. I also try to do at least 10 min on my exercise bike at the fastest speed I can go to keep my heart fit. I finish up with some stretching and walking in the pool but I’m not sure how much longer I will be able to do this as it is getting cooler. All up on a really good day, if I complete my whole regime I’ve set down for myself my exercises should take two hours, approximately.
I have found a good accupunturist and have a weekly appointment. I love it, the lady studied in China and adds the electricity to my feet. I am still feeling the arthritis in my feet really badly.
One of my friends has commented that I now walk at a faster pace and when I went shopping with the same friend, (I didn’t even notice until my friend commented) the only time I held her arm was walking up stairs. I have only fallen once since I’ve been home and that was attempting to walk up our back stairs without hanging on. I have noticed I am not as self conscious out in public anymore but I think this has to do more with my changed attitude to this condition. There is no reason to be embarrased by a disability you have no control over.
I will have more improvements to share in a few weeks.
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