While I agree that hopping could help increase ankle strength (ask any boxer) I think your doctor was doing this to test your overall physical abilities. Your muscles as well as your proprioception. Or he has some kind of sick sense of humor and enjoys watching disabled people fall on their back side.
Larry in Oklahoma who hasn't hopped in 33 years but would love to! Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:22:32 -0800From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [TMIC] scissoring legsTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] think hopping could help with strenghtening the ankles also i think it ends a tremendous amount of signal to the brain so it could help with proprioception...lots of benefits...Heather & Pieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hopping? Yikes! For me that would hurt I think. Not about to try actually. Wonder what the hopping is to help with? I did do that grapevine exercise you are talking about though Grace. Heather in Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: Grace M. To: Todd Tarno Cc: sal r ; tm Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] scissoring legs I don't think there are any exercises to prevent scissoring. I used to do it while I slept, but since using a pillow between my knees, it's subsided. Hey Todd, i have to practice the walking sideways thing, too. There's two ways to do it and I practice both. One is too simply sidestep with one foot, and then step together with the other. The other way is to sidestep, and then cross either in the front or back, for the next step. I'm really good at it now. Do any of you practice hopping? I attempt a little hop, and it feels like I really am going to do it, but then nothing happens. Frustrating!!!! Grace > > No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.26/1119 - Release Date: 11/8/2007 5:55 PM __________________________________________________Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
