I have been so blessed to have people donate money to help me complete the ABLE(Activity Based Locomotor Exercise) program at Courage Kinney in Minnesota. I know you all want to be kept updated on how therapy is going, what I am doing and even how sore I feel. :-)
I started last Monday. I work with one person for every workout for the next twelve weeks. His name is Barry and he is from the 'burbs of. Chicago too. Our high schools are in the same conference. He is a Cubs and Bears fan too so I am sure we will get along just fine. We have other people help us for two of the three workouts we do everyday. They change every time but I have gotten to know most of them and they are all nice and helpful.
I do three workouts a day on MWF. I do 1 hour of guided exercises to strengthen my core and arms. I can already feel me sitting up straight. :-) I do 1.5 hours on the FES(Functional Electronis Stimulation) bike using a program designed by the Nuero-Recovery Network and I am not exactly sure how it differs from the FES I have used before but it is. I also do 1 hour in a harness on a treadmill. The harness controls how much of my weight it supports. Workers move my legs in a walking manner. I also spend time stand in straight up with the machine only providing support of 25% my weight. After the treadmill, I do 30 minutes of something called above ground workout. This usually involves me standing in some way with help from a walker or people holding my trunk stable.
So that is a total of four hours a day, three days a week and I LOVE IT!! It is a lot of hard work and I feel challenged every time. Barry always finds new ways to torture me, I wouldn't have it any other way. I am sore in places I didn't know I could feel.
I plan on keeping you all posted on how things are going a couple times a week. Thanks again for your help! This is quite the experience and I could not have done it without you!
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