Getting closer to moving in gravity, I hope

Treatments, Rehabilitation, and Recovery
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ptrefam
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Getting closer to moving in gravity, I hope

Post by ptrefam »

Well, Dustin has continued to get stronger. But, not strong enough to work in gravity. So today I tried to use the pulley system Paul made for excersizing his arm and put a 3 lb weight on one end. With this he can lift his arm over his head. He also said he can feel the muscles in the shoulder and back working. He really needs them to get stronger so I am thinking this is good and will help. Then we put about 1 1/4 lb weight on the end and he can bend the elbow bringing the hand to the shoulder. One lb and he could bend the arm up to about 90 degrees. I thought if we continued to work like this and gradually decrease the weight maybe we can get the arm going against gravity. We have been doing everything and we continue to see bigger and better movements in non-gravity. Hoping we get into gravity movements soon.
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catchatrain
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Re: Getting closer to moving in gravity, I hope

Post by catchatrain »

That is great to hear.Anyone making an improvement is good news.Good luck to you all !!!!.....Marshall
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