I tried long leg braces in '67. they ended at the waist in a big band around my belly. I did not have enough function in my trunk or legs to swing my legs through and make walking practical. I did better without any braces at all - at one point I could walk with crutches about 200 feet or so BUT..... I was always on the brink of falling down if a knee wouldn't lock and stay. I wish you well in your efforts. Dave c3/4 incomplete 1967 In a message dated 6/25/2007 12:55:00 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
They told me I wouldn't be functional at C4/5 with the braces like you'll see in the films. You have to be C7 or lower. But they told me of a gal that was a C4/5 that used them to walk down the aisle with a walker on her wedding day. Someone would have to put them on, help me into a standing position with a walker, Velcro my hands to the walker and I would learn to throw my hip and pick up the walker to move forward. Hard for me to believe I could do this at my level because right now I have no trunk support. For a paraplegic the brace is at the waist, for a quad they brace you at the chest level. Debbie The web address for dynamics is _www.walkagain.com _ (http://www.walkagain.com ) ____________________________________ You snooze, you lose. _Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck_ (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47959/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html) in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Dave _Visit My Home Page_ (http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveoc/index.html) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
