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| i remember the injuries over the years always ending up in rehab with CIRCLES i've had so many injuries that finally i just figured that CIRCLES is what they teach at rehab school  | |||
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I've been reading around the site, and it sure seems that you've been through quite a few injuries yourself! Unfortunately our medical around here isn't very good. Our hospital, for example, is known as a roach motel, they check in but don't check out.  My drs. idea of "physical therapy" was RICE and steriods. Oy. Did the RICE, forgo the steriods and went with natural anti-inflamatories. Fortunately I've studied in quite a few natural therapies, so I'm doing what I can on that front. I just knew there is more I need to be doing with physical therapies and emotional wellbeing. Figured getting back to participating here would be a good place to start. I've been such a hermit the last couple months, and while it would be fine if I was taking that time to do some soul searching and growing, I've allowed myself to fall into that self defeating circle with it. Given me a whole new perspective on that old saying of "idle hands are the devils playground". I'm working on it.  I did start doing the suggested circles yesterday. Amazing how much my arms ached from it! Definitely shows me I've been sedate too long. Be Well, Selena | |||
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| Hi Nick. Unfortunately that link isn't working for me, and doing a search for "powerball" just brought up a bunch of lottery web sites. I'm assuming it's some sort of squeeze and release type ball? If so, I'm not sure that I could use it(yet). I've got a pair of self sharpening scissors that I've been trying to use like that. Yeah, improvising a bit. But squeezing it about 3-4 times is pretty much my limit. The ligaments through my hands and up my forearms start aching something fierce if I do any more than that. It's really amazing to me just how much this has limited me. I never realized before all the things I did in an average day that required the use of my hands. Just something as simple as wiping a counter top puts too much pressure on my wrist unless I'm actively conscious of the motions I use. And anything that pulls on the area, even something as simple as pushing/pulling a vacuum cleaner is beyond me still. If you know of another source that I may view the item you're mentioning, I would still like to check it out. I'm sure there has to be something better suited then scissors. Be Well, Selena | |||
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Location: London, England | Hi Selena, Sorry, sounds like you have a way to go before you casn use one of the balls i was talking about-they are actually a gyroscope inside a ball, which you start spinning and then you can make the gyroscope spin faster by making a whisking motion with your wrist and forearm. But it doesnt sound like you would benefit from it just yet. Try finding it here: http://www.powerballs.com/ I would recommend some exercise putty which you can probably find at physiotherapy supply websites. Putty is much more versatile than just gripping a tennis ball. Under the guidance of your physio, you could also try hanging from a bar. The bar shouldnt be too high, so that you can swing your arms above your head and bend your knees with your feet on the floor. The more you bend your knees, the more weight and strain on the hands and wrists, arms and shoulders. That way you can progress towards eventually taking your feet off the ground-might be a while yet! Nick | ||
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| Thanks Nick. I must say that powerball does look pretty cool! I was reading through some of the rehabilitation articles on there, and it mentioned it was similar to swinging a cord with a weight at the end. I may give that a try, just to see if I even could do it. I do know that a Gentle pull on my hands often does feel good, so maybe this might as well. Wont know till I try, and I'm willing to try just about anything if it might help. The putty is another good idea! (aren't you just full of them!) I know the kids have playdo and clay around, maybe I'll try mushing it around a bit and see how that goes. Ok, I'm gonna go drag out the fishing gear right now and see if I can find some small weights in there. Should be able to find something to experiment with. Thanks Again! Be Well, Selena | |||
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| I understand, I'm not rushing out to buy anything at the moment, though I will probably keep an eye out for one to try in a store just to see what it's like. But I'm glad you mention that it's not quite as described. I did try swinging a string with a small weight on it and found that the motion wasn't that difficult for me. Though I had to make a conscious effort to use my wrist to swing it, I've gotten myself trained pretty well apparently to using my arm instead of my wrists to do many normal motions. I wasn't able to keep it up long, but it didn't take much to honestly feel like I had had a workout. Shows me exactly how weak I've become. Either way, I'm happy that I've found Something that I actually can do! And no worries, I'm pretty gun-shy now in general about anything that causes pain. If anything this has taught me a greater respect for the signals my body sends me. Be Well, Selena | |||
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