Recently I had to attend physiotherapy to help with some balance problems I was having related to my MS.
I thought it might be good to share with you what I experienced with physiotherapy.
It might well help you help you with multiple sclerosis and exercise My first visit was mainly a getting to know you session.
After all I didn't really know the medical view on Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise.
The physiotherapist spent a lot of time with me asking about my MS and getting to know how it affected me.
Towards the end of the first session she made me do some simple balance exercises.
This involved using the parallel bars and doing things like standing on one leg, standing on a cushion, throwing and catching a ball both on two legs and one and standing on my heels and toes.
She timed me whilst I did them and as the weeks went by I saw a noticeable difference in my times.
We also carried out a number of arm exercises aimed at strengthening the arms.
This involved light hand weights of about half a kilo to 1 kilo.
I had to do various exercises using these weights such as lifting up above my head with one hand and bringing down slowly to shoulder level.
Another one involved leaning on a table with one hand whilst lifting the weight up backwards with my other hand whilst another form of arm exercises were the push-ups against a wall.
This entailed pushing your body weight away from the wall using both your arms whilst your hands remained flat against the wall.
We then moved on to leg exercises.
I had to lie on my back with one leg bent and one leg straight.
The idea here was to exercise the straight leg by pulling the toes up, straightening the knee and lifting the leg of the bed.
She also made me sit on a chair with my leg outstretched I had to pull my toes up, tighten my thigh muscle, and straighten my knee (not as easy as it seems).
All of these exercises were timed and as the weeks went by I definitely saw an improvement.
At first I was sceptical because the exercises seemed so simple but the reality is, any form of supervised and structured exercise can be of benefit to people with multiple sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise is now a big part of how I have kept it at bay although everyone with MS with have different requirements from their specific multiple sclerosis and exercise regime.
In order to fight your MS you also need to closely examine what you eat.
For me diet plays a massive part in how I control my MS.
I don't go for the really strict MS diets as I found them too restrictive and boring.
What has worked for me is being sensible but it was difficult at first to get the balance right.
I thought it might be good to share with you what I experienced with physiotherapy.
It might well help you help you with multiple sclerosis and exercise My first visit was mainly a getting to know you session.
After all I didn't really know the medical view on Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise.
The physiotherapist spent a lot of time with me asking about my MS and getting to know how it affected me.
Towards the end of the first session she made me do some simple balance exercises.
This involved using the parallel bars and doing things like standing on one leg, standing on a cushion, throwing and catching a ball both on two legs and one and standing on my heels and toes.
She timed me whilst I did them and as the weeks went by I saw a noticeable difference in my times.
We also carried out a number of arm exercises aimed at strengthening the arms.
This involved light hand weights of about half a kilo to 1 kilo.
I had to do various exercises using these weights such as lifting up above my head with one hand and bringing down slowly to shoulder level.
Another one involved leaning on a table with one hand whilst lifting the weight up backwards with my other hand whilst another form of arm exercises were the push-ups against a wall.
This entailed pushing your body weight away from the wall using both your arms whilst your hands remained flat against the wall.
We then moved on to leg exercises.
I had to lie on my back with one leg bent and one leg straight.
The idea here was to exercise the straight leg by pulling the toes up, straightening the knee and lifting the leg of the bed.
She also made me sit on a chair with my leg outstretched I had to pull my toes up, tighten my thigh muscle, and straighten my knee (not as easy as it seems).
All of these exercises were timed and as the weeks went by I definitely saw an improvement.
At first I was sceptical because the exercises seemed so simple but the reality is, any form of supervised and structured exercise can be of benefit to people with multiple sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise is now a big part of how I have kept it at bay although everyone with MS with have different requirements from their specific multiple sclerosis and exercise regime.
In order to fight your MS you also need to closely examine what you eat.
For me diet plays a massive part in how I control my MS.
I don't go for the really strict MS diets as I found them too restrictive and boring.
What has worked for me is being sensible but it was difficult at first to get the balance right.
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