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Go for a ride!!
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In article <31CCE886.5…@concentric.net
, Walt Podushko
<debw…@concentric.net
wrote: …. I’d also like to know if you think the Tai Chi helped you a lot. I was
thinking of
trying it but decided my balance wasn’t good enough, plus from what I’ve
seen of the Tai
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Hi Walt– I too think moderate exercise is the way to go, as do many folks. I used to kayak, hike, study Tai Chi, yoga, Feldenkrais. I am in the process of selling my kayak; I guess I’ll keep my bicycle because of reports here; I agree with you that Tai Chi requires too much balance (although some people take it precisely to help their balance). Yoga and Feldenkrais are great, safe, ways of getting exercise, I find. Although I also have a recumbent exercise bicycle, and like it because, among other things, it is possible to do what one wants on it. Which may just be 5 minutes of exercise.) The woman who is horse back riding I won’t emulate, although I have heard very good things about horseback riding (I didn’t horse back ride by choice before MS–as far as I’m concerned, horses hurt, and I don’t want my mode of transportion or form of exercise to have its own mind. Some people like that. I don’t.) Cathe (Browman: email "brow…@haskins.yale.edu") [Note: Haskins, a non-profit speech research lab, is *not* part of Yale. Those of us with computer accounts at Haskins often access other places via Yale.]
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Hey there, Hi there, & Yo! You don’t hear from me here to often, I just usually read a lot. My MS is of the Relapsing Remitting Chronic Progressive All the Above & All Yet to Come type. (Would that be RRCPAAAYC to the Dr. denomination.):-
I don’t do any drugs, consider them band aids. Prefer to deal with things physically & with attitude adjustment, but thats me never do things the easy way. I go to MS therapy group once a week & do a lot of moderate weight lifting, plus when this MS (Multifarious & Senseless) stuck me in a chair for a while I taught myself how to walk again. Now I try to walk two to three miles every day, if I don’t it’s bad news. The body assumes that I gave up & the legs go on strike. Oh, by the by I practice a light form of Tia Chi also, reminds the muscles they move in many directions & are capable of remembering those abilities. Now I got a new thing I’ve been doing, some of you may have seen this on one of those "20-20" type news shows. I,m going riding like in a "Horse is a horse, a horse of course…). It’s part of a study to see if MSers motor systems can recall certain motor skill they were proficient at pre-MS. We are mounted bare back & do not have control of the horse, you only concentrate on your own presence on the horse. A lot of the time I just close my eyes & make myself become totally aware of the muscle & balance thing so, that the body becomes aware that it can respond to the unknown. The results of been astounding! 
My legs had been hurting exceeding bad for a long time (Felt like someone was twisting them off) & this constant dull pain was really effecting the MS fatigue factor. Now since the riding, the legs seem to have more spring to them & have been hurting less. I figure the toning of the deep muscle layer & nerve connectively have really helped, & there has been less fatigue. I can put up with the pain & ache better than the fatigue. Having been a competent horseman pre-MS it also does wonders for cognitive ego & the MS ‘I can’t do’ depressions. Hell, I even wore out seven able-bodied volunteers (spotters) today keeping up with me! [Grins] If this keeps up I might even try a motorcycle again! Why not! Take Care & Keep the Faith, John Hare Colo. Springs J.D.Hare * 1st 2.00 #5276 * Reality is only for those who lack imagination. ————————————————————————— — Internet: john.h…@commstar.com (John Hare) This message was processed by Commstar Enterprise BBS in Colorado Springs, CO Offering Internet E-Mail, Usenet, WWW Home Pages, and Listserv services. Sponsored by QUESS, Inc. http://www.quess.com 597-8670 BBS ————————————————————————— —
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John Hare wrote:
<snip Now since the riding, the legs seem to have more spring to them & have been hurting less. I figure the toning of the deep muscle layer & nerve connectively have really helped, & there has been less fatigue. I can put up with the pain & ache better than the fatigue. Having been a competent horseman pre-MS it also does wonders for cognitive ego & the MS ‘I can’t do’ depressions. Hell, I even wore out seven able-bodied volunteers (spotters) today keeping up with me! [Grins] If this keeps up I might even try a motorcycle again! Why not! Take Care & Keep the Faith, John Hare Colo. Springs
John: I remember a quote I learned in my youth: "The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man." I know that my identity is closely tied to animals (dogs, cattle, horses…). Last year I became less involved in the care of my animals, and my health (MS) suffered because of it. At one point, I lost sight in one eye, and later in the year, I had a bout of double vision. In January, I got another pair of bulls to train for oxen, and I have been feeling well since (aside from occasional numbness, etc.) I have had large animals to care for since high school, and I definitely have a "need" for animals to depend on me. It keeps me going. I am currently working on my B.S. (yes, while working full time, and training oxen, and, and, and… I’m a fool ) and have promised myself another horse when I achieve this goal. The motion of riding is very therapeutic. Do what makes you feel well and happy. Trudy Ricker Andover, NH tric…@kear.tdsnet.com
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John Hare wrote:
Hey there, Hi there, & Yo! You don’t hear from me here to often, I just usually read a lot. My MS is of the Relapsing Remitting Chronic Progressive All the Above & All Yet to Come type. (Would that be RRCPAAAYC to the Dr. denomination.):- I don’t do any drugs, consider them band aids. Prefer to deal with things physically & with attitude adjustment, but thats me never do things the easy way. I go to MS therapy group once a week & do a lot of moderate weight lifting, plus when this MS (Multifarious & Senseless)
I’m more interested in the weight lifting part. I tried that and couldn’t seem to find a happy medium. If I lifted too light it didn’t seem to do anything, if I lifted what seemed to be right it seemed to help a lot for awhile then peek then I’d get worse again. Perhaps if you don’t mind you might be able to help me out on this. I also tried the old exercise bike and the same thing happened I’d peek then get worse. I can’t do the horseback bit because I got a bad back.
I don’t do any drugs, consider them band aids. Prefer to deal with things physically & with attitude adjustment,
I’m in 100% agreement here although it could be because I went thru a short period of doctor prescribed drug abuse. Problem with drugs is you never know of the side effects. I found that the mind in many cases works far better than a dependency on drugs although even I admit there may come a time when that’s the only way but as long as I have options – no thanks. Right now, about the only drug I take, if you want to call it that, is a small assortment of vitamins. Although when I get a really severe attack, I have surrendered to prednisone. That’s about every year an a half.
"Horse is a horse, a horse of course…). It’s part of a study to see if MSers motor systems can recall certain motor skill they were proficient at pre-MS.
I’d really like to know moree about this. When I first lost partial use of my legs and toes and started teaching myself to walk normal again I told my wife it was almost as if I had to teach my brain how to use my legs again. Maybe i can figure out a way of doing it without a horse. I’d also like to know if you think the Tai Chi helped you a lot. I was thinking of trying it but decided my balance wasn’t good enough, plus from what I’ve seen of the Tai Chi in Winnipeg, I don’t think they’re teaching it right. Perhaps we could also correspond by e-mail. If you’re interested my E-mail address is < Walt Podushko
debw…@concentric.net. It would give me more time to both answer
questions and ask them. (Fatigue does make me a little slow at times) Live Long and Prosper Walt
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