Activity-Restore model, was: Re: Is anyone home?

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Per,

Once again you are describing what I am instinctively feeling. I need

more rest. The therapy is good but I can sense that something in my

head is still not right.

I just saw my good MD. She is referring me to a neurologist and has

ordered MRIs of my head with special focus on my ears. Hopefully,

nothing bad will show up. She is interested to see if I have brain

damage that looks like Lyme or MS. I don't know if I am interested or

not.

I just want the ache and pressure OUT OF MY HEAD.

a

>

> Hi a,

>

> What I learned this year is that resting or let the body restore is

> important to all therapies.

> Even for medication use, roadback founddation uses Sat,Sun abx free.

>

> Assuming that your are using proper meds and don't have an acute

medical

> condition.

> If the system don't have enough rest you will get reactions and

adding

> more meds makes it worse.

>

> If you push your training or therapy or the system to much, you

much you

> will get reactions.

> All training are pushing otherwise you wouldn't call it training or

therapy.

> Activities in different forms are necesary and MUST be followed of

by

> 'restore time' .

> The diffulties is to know the bounderies and know how to move

between them.

>

> I hope this makes sense, otherwise ask.

> This model was proposed to me by a psychologist as a model to to

> recovery, I have found it to be very useful.

> I use a model of LEFT and RIGHT boundery on a horizontal line to

make it

> easier to handle

> different aspects of rehabilation and reactions that may occur.

> LEFT is when I feel good, no pain etc.

> RIGHT is worse possible pain, difficulites walking, Vision problem

etc.

> The ZONE between LEFT and RIGHT is were I can exist and I can

affect the

> ZONE to be wider by moving

> LEFT to left and RIGHT to right, eventually RIGHT will disapear.

> I have a toolbox that I use to affekt the ZONE.

> ABX and pills is one of several tools.

> Controlling or limiting Sensory input is an other tool.

> Ligth, sound, smell, balance, pain is sensory input.

>

> In the beginning RIGHT was on LEFT side and everything was pain,

> tiredness and confusion and unpredictable.

> Today I have LEFT on the LEFT side and know how to get from RIGHT

to

> LEFT or the reverse.

>

> What I learned by experince at vidarkliniken is the importans of

resting

> or relexing and of activity combined.

> They also stress the point of having good cirkulation(warm hands

and

> feet). In a week my hands was warm.

> I'm not sure of the science behind it but this article about

Sensory

> input research and

> deprivation/ relaxation may explain a little

> http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/sensory-deprivation?

utm_term=rest & utm_medium=mw & utm_campaign=article

> In the 1950s, sensory deprivation experiments were conducted to

> determine the effects of

> restricted environmental stimulation on mental and physical

functions.

>

> I'm not advocating that type of floating tank thearapy, there are

better

> ways. I want to stress the importance of

> sensory input and the effect of the body and the 'Activity -

Restore'

> balance.

>

> Balance training can be done in a number of ways, for me it didn't

have

> any lasting effect using physical training

> until I combined it with 'resting'. Then I noticed a difference in

about

> 10 weeks and that is continuing to improve.

>

> With physical therapy you exercise the central nervous system and

it

> needs an appropiate amount of

> restore time(resting) that is different from your other area of you

body.

>

> /Per

>