Jim’s MSA Blog

So far, so good

July 29th, 2007

Jim is feeling good today and back at his physical therapy and acpuncture routine. While we haven’t noticed any “wow factor” changes, I continue to be amazed at what his physical therapist gets Jim to do physically. The workout is intense, and although he’s tired afterwards, he says it feels great to be using the muscles and have some range of motion back again. One thing we’ve both realized is that the old adage, “move it or lose it” has never been more appropriate.

Jim has relied increasingly on his motorized wheelchair for the past year (at his doctor’s advice) to reduce the risk of falling. Unfortunately this has also contributed significally to his loss of movement. So a good, supervised physical workout each day has been very beneficial, and he usually gets through it with a minimum of whining. James is Jim’s therapist and Jim refers to the physical therapy room as “James’s house of terror”, but James and James make a pretty good team.

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