I do a lot of standing and it helps me a lot, I have a standing frame which I love because it has the hand gliders where i strap my hands on and someone moves them for me, that helps a lot for circulation and bp, at first it's difficult but it gets easier the more you do it. I also have a walker with arm supports which I use for standing, it takes 2 people to get me up but once i'm up only one sitting on a chair in front of me holds my hips and blocks my knees with his knees, it's pretty easy and it really feels great. Here's a couple pictures of what I'm talking about http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/LISSW/HPIM0629.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/LISSW/HPIM0631.jpg. By the way, the walker is from a thrift store and it cost 20 bucks!!
Lissette Whitehead www.lissettesgoaltowalk.synthasite.com www.lwgripgloves.com Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:52:28 -0500 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bone density.... From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Make sure you get permission from your primary physician before doing standing therapy. When I tried it about 10 years ago, my physician gave me the go-ahead, but doesn't believe it helps keep the bone density up. It does, however, help with spasticity as well as making people feel better. I had too much problem getting up in the standing frame. It required two people and a tremendous amount of effort. Not to mention the fact that I was too tall for the frame. It ended up causing more pain to my neck and shoulder then it was worth, so I turned the equipment back in Quadius On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:19 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: Dan I've seen people build their own equipment or friends. 3 X 8 piece of 1/2 inch plywood with belt straps and footplate form. On the back, several notches for different angles. Where there is a strong family and a defined will.... there is a way. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/4/2010 2:00:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: stand therapy??? what quad can afford that?? those machines cost thousands too-----i gave that thought up years ago--Dan H. From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_1
