Oh my I can barely hop, if at all. Not sure if it is hop or a stumble. And, skipping is totally gone. It is as if my body does not comprehend what my mind is telling it to do. It is strange. I wonder why all neuros do not ask us to try it. And, I wonder why this does not show up on the nerve conduction tests. I know one neuro thought my emg test was awful, but then he finally decided I must be causing the poor results. Only one neuro thought I might have a slight nerve delay or whatever it is called. This little hop/skip thing at least makes me feel there is reason I have such difficulty. Thanks for sending in this info. Natalie B
On Nov 8, 2007 7:39 PM, Louise Croyden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I don't write in very often but I noticed your message about trying to > hop. The physiotherapist I am seeing had me try to hop and to skip. I > couldn't do either. Have you tried skipping yet? It definitely is a > strange feeling to get all psyched up to hop off the floor and the feet just > stay planted there! > > I asked why and she said that both hopping and skipping require very > quick messages between the nerves, brain and muscles and, when we have a > spinal cord injury, the responses aren't fast enough. They aren't her exact > words, and it was a few months ago, but that is the gist of it. I asked if > practising would help but, if I remember correctly, she didn't seem to think > it would. I think she was using it more as a diagnostic tool than an > exercise for me to do. > > Regards. > > Louise > >
