Any time I move, my back pain becomes worse. In PT they would allow me to rest 5 to 10 minutes between each different activity. Sometimes I would require heat to the back to help relieve pain.
I would also have episodes of the banding around the middle - I called it the "corset" effect - which made breathing very difficult! This maybe from back spasms? Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Berg" <[email protected]> To: "CANDIS KALLEY" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:33:23 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Peddle Machine I am at no resistance--the machine does all the work for me. Did you have any spasm/pain reactions? On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:28 PM, CANDIS KALLEY < [email protected] > wrote: When I was in PT they had me on a peddle machine. I never got pass half resistance. And never that fast! They would put me on for approx 15 min. I had PT 3 times a week! Keep up the good work! Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably . And never regret anything that made you smile. Prayers and thoughts for you and yours, Candy K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Berg" < [email protected] > To: "transverse myelitis" < [email protected] > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:22:53 PM Subject: [TMIC] Peddle Machine Has anyone used a peddle machine to work their legs? I am using one now with the idea of keeping my legs from atrophy. My questions are how long should I run my legs at one session and is it adviseable to do more than one session a day. I am currently doing 20 minutes and one session a day at full speed--about 1350 revolutions in 20 minutes. Any thoughts on this?
