Guest guest Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Read Norma Doidge "The Brain That Changes Itself" Mark c5 Palsy I have been a member of this group for several years and highly value the opinions of Pete and the group members. I have a personal situation that I am desperate to get help with. In October, my husband had a cervical spinal fusion that left him with complications. Due to nerve damage, he has C5 Palsy. He cannot lift his arms above his waist and use of shoulder muscles in nonexistant at this point. He is in physical therapy and working hard and is seeing very slow progress. We are told it is going to take en extended period of time because the nerves heal very slowly.Other than physical therapy, are there any alternatives that he can try to help with the healing? What do you think about neurofeedback? Do you think it could help to speed things up and if so, where would you train?Thanks for any help you can offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 ,I had a nerve injury (caused by slamming the back door of a station wagon in a fit of pique) years ago. It is a slow and frustrating process for the nerves to heal, but it happens. What was especially frustrating for me was that I was this guy who helped others with their brains, and there was nothing I could do to make those nerves work again--except work and wait. After a while I realized that in a sense anything I did to make my brain work more efficiently or effectively, help me to deal with stress and frustration, etc. at least couldn't hurt. That's what I would try: Take a look at his EEG and see if there are any hot areas or shut down areas you could train. A watched pot never boils, and doing something where there IS a potential for positive change can refocus attention from that healing process where there really isn't much to do. Pete-- Van Deusenpvdtlc@...http://www.brain-trainer.comUSA 305 433 3160BR 47 3346 6235 The Learning Curve, Inc. On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:06 AM, dlove895 <Dlove895@...> wrote: I have been a member of this group for several years and highly value the opinions of Pete and the group members. I have a personal situation that I am desperate to get help with. In October, my husband had a cervical spinal fusion that left him with complications. Due to nerve damage, he has C5 Palsy. He cannot lift his arms above his waist and use of shoulder muscles in nonexistant at this point. He is in physical therapy and working hard and is seeing very slow progress. We are told it is going to take en extended period of time because the nerves heal very slowly. Other than physical therapy, are there any alternatives that he can try to help with the healing? What do you think about neurofeedback? Do you think it could help to speed things up and if so, where would you train? Thanks for any help you can offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thanks Pete. As I hit the 1st send button in the middle of the night I heard your voice saying, " What does the assessment show? Train there. " Thanks for the encouragment. It's hard to watch things progress so slowly, but at least they are progressing....AND, he never complains! Thanks > > > > > > > I have been a member of this group for several years and highly value the > > opinions of Pete and the group members. I have a personal situation that I > > am desperate to get help with. In October, my husband had a cervical spinal > > fusion that left him with complications. Due to nerve damage, he has C5 > > Palsy. He cannot lift his arms above his waist and use of shoulder muscles > > in nonexistant at this point. He is in physical therapy and working hard and > > is seeing very slow progress. We are told it is going to take en extended > > period of time because the nerves heal very slowly. > > Other than physical therapy, are there any alternatives that he can try to > > help with the healing? What do you think about neurofeedback? Do you think > > it could help to speed things up and if so, where would you train? > > Thanks for any help you can offer. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thanks, Mark. I will. > > > Read Norma Doidge " The Brain That Changes Itself " > Mark > c5 Palsy > > > > I have been a member of this group for several years and highly value the opinions of Pete and the group members. I have a personal situation that I am desperate to get help with. In October, my husband had a cervical spinal fusion that left him with complications. Due to nerve damage, he has C5 Palsy. He cannot lift his arms above his waist and use of shoulder muscles in nonexistant at this point. He is in physical therapy and working hard and is seeing very slow progress. We are told it is going to take en extended period of time because the nerves heal very slowly. > Other than physical therapy, are there any alternatives that he can try to help with the healing? What do you think about neurofeedback? Do you think it could help to speed things up and if so, where would you train? > Thanks for any help you can offer. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 ,Maybe you could train his wife...Pete-- Van Deusenpvdtlc@...http://www.brain-trainer.com USA 305 433 3160BR 47 3346 6235The Learning Curve, Inc. On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:34 PM, dlove895 <Dlove895@...> wrote: Thanks Pete. As I hit the 1st send button in the middle of the night I heard your voice saying, " What does the assessment show? Train there. " Thanks for the encouragment. It's hard to watch things progress so slowly, but at least they are progressing....AND, he never complains! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hah! more good advice! > > > > > > > Thanks Pete. As I hit the 1st send button in the middle of the night I > > heard your voice saying, " What does the assessment show? Train there. " > > Thanks for the encouragment. It's hard to watch things progress so slowly, > > but at least they are progressing....AND, he never complains! > > Thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 You might also read this section from Joe Dispenza's book:"Evolve Your Brain" (pp 15-30). Here he recounts how following a MVA while riding his bike he suffered multiple compression fractures of the thoracic spine and healed himself via self hypnosis and meditation plus physical therapies. Of course the additional use of neurotherapy would have aided as well had he known about it. Mark c5 Palsy> > > > I have been a member of this group for several years and highly value the opinions of Pete and the group members. I have a personal situation that I am desperate to get help with. In October, my husband had a cervical spinal fusion that left him with complications. Due to nerve damage, he has C5 Palsy. He cannot lift his arms above his waist and use of shoulder muscles in nonexistant at this point. He is in physical therapy and working hard and is seeing very slow progress. We are told it is going to take en extended period of time because the nerves heal very slowly.> Other than physical therapy, are there any alternatives that he can try to help with the healing? What do you think about neurofeedback? Do you think it could help to speed things up and if so, where would you train?> Thanks for any help you can offer. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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