Re: sensory seeking and loose ligaments

[Guest guest]

> What " causes " loose ligaments and is there a biomedical remedy I can

> pursue? I know carnitine is good for muscle tone, but ours is

> specifically loose joints and not muscle tone.

I have this problem. Not hyper-flexing the joints works for me, after a while

they are not as loose as previously [altho I still have one

which is loose for other reasons].

> Has anyone used orthotics? Do they help?

I have orthotics for my shoes. They help with the hyper-flexing issue, plus a

few other things.

>> Did they help with sensory

> issues? Is there anything I should be wary of?

No help for sensory issues, at least not for me. Be sure you have them cast by

a good podiatrist or other professional, otherwise they

are nasty.

Dana

[Guest guest]

loose ligaments and joints can be low copper

its an indication of an upper limit of zinc for me taking to much

copper out of the system

people with joint problemns can be spotted with copper braclets

..

> Please hang in there for this long post to see my questions at the

> end:

>

> I just had an interesting conversation with a PT I thought might

> benefit someone else here, esp. with all the sensory posts lately.

> My son had his first PT evaluation a few days ago and she

identified

> loose joints. (I don't have the full written report yet, so

forgive

> me if my terminology is off.) Muscle tone is great, but he's

> unbelievably flexible. He's duck walking in addition to toe

walking,

> and with his flat feet and knock knees, his ankles are starting to

> turn down. She recommended orthotics. We have an appointment with

a

> pediatric orthopedist in an hour.

>

> Here's where the conversation turned really interesting to me. She

> said that it's possible that his sensory seeking is due in part to

> the loose joints. She said it takes more input to those joints to

> register movement and sensation, so he might be constantly arm

> flapping and toe running and running and crashing in order to

provide

> input to the joints. She said the orthotics needed for his ankles

> will make him more grounded, and will therefore provide more input

> from his legs on up. She's hoping this will satisfy some of his

> sensory issues.

>

> I thought this was a completely different take on sensory issues

that

> I've ever heard and thought I'd throw it out here in case it gives

> someone else something new to consider.

>

> Here are my questions:

>

> What " causes " loose ligaments and is there a biomedical remedy I

can

> pursue? I know carnitine is good for muscle tone, but ours is

> specifically loose joints and not muscle tone.

>

> Has anyone used orthotics? Do they help? Did they help with

sensory

> issues? Is there anything I should be wary of? Anyone have any

good

> sites for this kind of information?

>

> Happy New Year to all.

[Guest guest]

>

>

> loose ligaments and joints can be low copper

>

> its an indication of an upper limit of zinc for me taking to much

> copper out of the system

>

>

> people with joint problemns can be spotted with copper braclets

>

All very interesting. Pfeiffer identified HIGH copper and LOW zinc

for my son. The only zinc he gets is in the BrainChilds. Any

additional thoughts?

[Guest guest]

how much zinc is he getting? and what form?

high serum copper can be an issue of it not getting into cells.

what weight is he?

> >

> >

> > loose ligaments and joints can be low copper

> >

> > its an indication of an upper limit of zinc for me taking to much

> > copper out of the system

> >

> >

> > people with joint problemns can be spotted with copper braclets

> >

>

> All very interesting. Pfeiffer identified HIGH copper and LOW zinc

> for my son. The only zinc he gets is in the BrainChilds. Any

> additional thoughts?