help, c5/6 exercises

[ef-jordan]

what's good to do?

theirs lat pull downs, internal and external rotation, rows, and curls?

i stopped exercising cause it was making my shoulders grind.

[SCIQuad96]

A rickshaw is one, but your best bet is getting a hand cycle.

[jim sampson]

have you looked at a vitaglide?

[zq783]

do anything you can and everything at anytime
and start believing in yourself

[crazyskiier83]

Originally Posted by jim sampson

have you looked at a vitaglide?

I've heard good things about the vitaglide because it gives you a good workout without torquing your body in weird ways. Doing arm workouts as a mid-high level quad can be tricky if you want to keep your body in one piece. From what I've heard, try to make sure that your exercises focus on muscles that you have good control of. If your body tries to compensate using other muscles, you could be getting more damage than benefits.

[webfoot]

Kinda depends on how complete you are - everyone's different. Not crazy about lat pulls for folks who have had a cervical injury. If you do them keep the bar in front of your head, pulling down to the chest. Shrugs, prone or seated rows, lateral and front raises, full can lifts, scapular squeezes with Theraband, all the curls, racing chair and handcycles (even Wii boxing burns about 200 calories in 30 minutes if you can get your HR up to 74% of max), Sportaid has some little tabletop ergometers - it's all good just keep it moving.

[webfoot]

Forgot to add - the exercises shouldn't be causing the grinding in your shoulder if you are doing them correctly. Weight training exercises are usually what helps treat the grind. The exercises are probably just pointing out some muscular imbalances to you.

What can be causing the grinding and is there pain associated with it? Are you pushing a manual chair and is it set up properly? How many transfers a day are you doing and can you vary how you do them? Are you sitting at a computer for eight hrs a day in an ergonomically inefficient position (one of my frequent grinding/pain instigators). A good PT/LMT can often get rid of my shoulder noises in two or 3 deep tissue massage sessions. Then a good exercise program keeps the shoulders lubed until the next crash or overuse injury.

[Shana]

I kinda have the same question.. but I need to know how to work out my stomach. I'm a para T4 down.. I have know movement or balance there. When I go into spasms I can feel my muscles contracting so I have hope.. Also I read about that shoulder pain.. I don't know what grind is but mine hurt like hell.. My doc say's I've pulled a muscle but it's been 7 months and It's not getting better.. I can't even clean up any more without being in bed the next day.. the pain starts at my neck on the right side and goes down to my but. I can even feel it in the paralyzed parts. If I hold my arm up for too long I get pains that shoot down my shoulder into my back. I also get this numb tingling feeling along my shoulder just under my neck.. I can't even attempt to work out my upper body it hurts so bad.. Any clue on how to fix that.. I've tried ice and heat.. stretching and massage.. And the pain pills just cover the pain so I don't take a lot of those.. any advise on both would be great.. thanks

[webfoot]

Originally Posted by Shana

I kinda have the same question.. but I need to know how to work out my stomach. I'm a para T4 down.. I have know movement or balance there. When I go into spasms I can feel my muscles contracting so I have hope.. Also I read about that shoulder pain.. I don't know what grind is but mine hurt like hell.. My doc say's I've pulled a muscle but it's been 7 months and It's not getting better.. I can't even clean up any more without being in bed the next day.. the pain starts at my neck on the right side and goes down to my but. I can even feel it in the paralyzed parts. If I hold my arm up for too long I get pains that shoot down my shoulder into my back. I also get this numb tingling feeling along my shoulder just under my neck.. I can't even attempt to work out my upper body it hurts so bad.. Any clue on how to fix that.. I've tried ice and heat.. stretching and massage.. And the pain pills just cover the pain so I don't take a lot of those.. any advise on both would be great.. thanks

Shana - none of us can feel your pain and I'm sure it is real. After 7 months a pulled muscle may or may not have healed but it certainly has created other issues. You need to see a good PT/LMT and keep a log of daily activities to see where you might be sustaining overuse issues or re-injuring yourself. Don't give up on exercise, ice, heat and massage... they really are effective if used properly and at the right time.

[scotjain]

Oh really...I was not knowing this..