reflexes in CMT and exercise

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Donna B,

Hard to respond to that one - once a muscle has atrophied, it cannot

regain strength, but it is possible that other muscle groups compensate

for it, something Dr. Vinci talks about in his book too. I have some

loss of peroneal muscle, but through aquatics (pool exercise), I have

strengthened muscles around it, as well as upper ankle muscles that I

didn't know I had.

At my aquatics center, all kinds of people with all kinds of syndromes

and disorders have gained some sort of muscle strength after following

their individual programs set up by PTs with orders from docs and

helpful approaches from Aquatics trainers. Pool exercise is really

wonderful therapy.

At my gym there is a class called " sit and work " . It is a chair

exercise class, where resistance is used with balls and bungee type

cords. The class is designed for people who cannot use traditional

methods, or are just starting to exercise. Muscle growth is measured

there every 2 weeks.

~ Gretchen