Hey Kevin, I'm so sorry that the Walk Aide didn't work for you. I know that each person with TM is different, I too don't understand why you're able move your toes a little bit, that's all I'm able to do also, but it didn't work. Let me tell you a little about my visit. She, the Dr., didn't even bring in her computer into the room with her, because she didn't think she would be able to find a working muscle on a person with TM for eight years with a handheld electric unit. She did see that when I tried to move my toes, the muscles below my ankle was moving a little bit and that was a good sign. It showed that the muscle signal was getting to the brain. The muscle that's needed, need to be very close to the skin. My muscle that did work ( on my bad right leg ), she said is in a weird place, is on the right side back close to the knee. It's two fingers up from one of my moles. lol I would need the next cuff side, next HALF side would be perfect, because the unit needs to be in front of my leg, so it knows where my leg is. So, if when you try to move your toes and the muscles below the outside ankle are moving, that's a good sign. This isn't an exact science, but I believe that as our body heals itself, this unit could work for us. I don't think this unit would had worked a few earlier. I hope everyone tries the Walk Aide at least once, but if it doesn't work then maybe try again in a couple / few years. Todd in CC, TX TM @ T-4 to T-8 on April 1, 2002
--- On Fri, 4/2/10, kevin weilacher <[email protected]> wrote: From: kevin weilacher <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Walk Aide To: "Todd Tarno" <[email protected]>, "TMIC" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 2, 2010, 3:51 PM While I was going to outpatient PT, I was notified by my therapist and neuro that someone from Walkaide was going to be at the hospital doing demonstrations on people with different disabilities (ie:stroke, spinal cord injury, neurological etc..) and they requested me to be the one that they tried it one with a neurological disability. I was the third person to be demonstrated on and the woman right before me had, had a stroke and she had great success with the walk aide. I was kind of excited but wasn't getting my hopes up... The guy wired me up with the device and started ramping up the electrical charge...nothing at a lower setting....still nothing at a little higher setting....still nothing higher yet... He turned the device all the way up and my left foot still did not respond... Oh well, at least it was a try. The guy was confused too because he said he had never seen anyone that didn't get at least some response from it. He even went on and hooked it up to a couple more people and it worked for them and then he came back to me and hooked it up again...same result, nothing.. My left leg is pretty much dead I guess... I mean, I can move my toes a very small bit, but that's it. I can't lift my foot at all... Maybe someday, they'll find something that will work on me. Kevin Weilacher N.E. Ohio (Canton) From: Todd Tarno <[email protected]> To: TMIC <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 2:14:26 PM Subject: [TMIC] Walk Aide www.walkaide.com Two years ago, I got new feeling in my bad leg and one year ago, I was able to move my toes on my bad leg for the first time since April 1, 2002. So yesterday I went to a Walk Aide office here in Corpus Christi, TX and it did left up my drop foot on my bad leg, but I still will need the walker for balance. I'm just glad to know that I'm a candidate for this unit. To bad that Medicare doesn't cover the $4,800 unit. I know there is a 50/50 chance it will work for people with Transverse Myelitis, but I would still try and if it doesn't work, might try again, once you have gotten new feeling in your bad leg.
