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Post by myrnawearshats on May 2, 2011 16:01:10 GMT -5
What have your physical therapists done with you that's worked? Or made things worse? I found this article which is basically a clinical case study of one physical therapist working with one floxie who developed fq induced tendinopathy: ptjournal.apta.org/content/82/12/1224.full
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Post by beebs on May 2, 2011 16:57:14 GMT -5
What have your physical therapists done with you that's worked? Or made things worse? I found this article which is basically a clinical case study of one physical therapist working with one floxie who developed fq induced tendinopathy: ptjournal.apta.org/content/82/12/1224.fullI went for physio at first, but stopped. It didn't help and made me worse. I can't understand how it would work, when there are so many systems involved with tendonitis resulting from taking antibiotics. I came across published scientific articles doubting the effectiveness of physiotherapy, questioning the validity and science. My own experience and that of many others, including non floxies, is that it does not work for them. For those physio helped, would not gentle moves over a period of time help anyway? How can physio help when synovial fluid is involved, microvascular system is involved, uric acid deposit is involved, inflammation is involved, Interleukins are involved, Immune system is involved, calcium deposits, ion channels,cell permeability and more. How can this be treated by taking NSAIDs and physio Regardless of what "research" shows, anything that worsens a condition, (as with oxygen experience in the past to then find recent publications concerning its toxicity and capacity of increasing free radicals), is not wise to discontinue treatment?
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Post by myrnawearshats on May 2, 2011 17:06:28 GMT -5
beebs,
Many of those systems are treated in traditional physical therapy. I'm sorry your experience made your symptoms worse. What did your PT do with you? In the article I linked, the floxie's first pt was not helpful but the second (and one who wrote the article) worked to find a safe and moderately helpful treatment plan for the patient.
My pt has done kinesio tape, full body lymph massage and performed ultrasound and lasering on all my joints. I've found the last three of those helpful. The kinesio tape didn't seem to do anything positive, but didn't make me any worse.
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Post by beebs on May 3, 2011 6:40:49 GMT -5
beebs, Many of those systems are treated in traditional physical therapy. I'm sorry your experience made your symptoms worse. What did your PT do with you? In the article I linked, the floxie's first pt was not helpful but the second (and one who wrote the article) worked to find a safe and moderately helpful treatment plan for the patient. My pt has done kinesio tape, full body lymph massage and performed ultrasound and lasering on all my joints. I've found the last three of those helpful. The kinesio tape didn't seem to do anything positive, but didn't make me any worse. Glad it worked for you. When I had a lymph massage, felt toxic, very ill, head swelling like a pumpkin, increase in symptoms. Never did it again. Could not even stand up after the massage. Guess some of us are loaded with toxins. As for the Kinesio tape, we used something similar in the gym, pre ADRs, worked well at strengthening. Post ADRs, could not even attempt to do this. Couldn't even use arms to get dressed. It slowly, over a period of time, regained function. The physio taught some exercises to do from my wheelchair (no longer wheelchair bound). Excruciating painful, more inflamma, and even less range of movements. Might work for some. As for infra red treatment, an article published on PubMed shows that it can indeed increase free radicals and exacerbate. Two floxies wrote about their experience with infrared and both wrote about the exacerbations and worsening of symptoms after treatment. I am sure that some benefit from this type of treatment. Its up to the individual to learn how to discern what is best. All I did, was to gently, very gently, move, flex and stretch, and if in pain, stop. In time, eventually healed and there was more less movement restriction, and more range of movements. For me, it was time, patience, and could be some of the supps helped, until, developed allergies to those too. I tried some Aqua moves in a pool, but was too weak for this. Which treatment is helping you?
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Post by myrnawearshats on May 4, 2011 16:49:45 GMT -5
I feel like the lymph massage is helping me most, I think it's flushing me out bit by bit, it's also very calming which is good when your nervous system is having a hurricane. I, also, like my PT a lot so the whole experience of just going there is a positive one and elevates my mood which in turn creates more dopamine so less pain.
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Post by myrnawearshats on May 15, 2011 17:52:36 GMT -5
kick for more pt stories
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