Small studies show $15,000 bicycle, electrical stimulation hold hope

Max · 02-13-2006, 04:03 PM

Small studies show $15,000 bicycle, electrical stimulation hold hope

By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Associated Press

Vibrating tingles of electricity worm into the thin legs of paralyzed children, pulling at their muscles to pump up and down on a special bicycle.

Paralysis Victims

Photo/AP
Loretta McRae, 15, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down, takes steps with the help of physical therapist Echo Ingham. Therapy sessions using an electrical stimulation bike have helped her walk a little, go to the bathroom on her own and move her hands.

Photo/AP
McRae rides an electrical stimulation bike under the watch of Ingham and John McDonald (right), who developed the therapy and used it with Christopher Reeve.
It's called electrical stimulation exercise therapy, and small but tantalizing studies suggest that this intense rehab just might help restore some function to people with spinal cord injuries, even if they were paralyzed long ago.
Desperate patients have sought this therapy since it was credited with helping the late Christopher Reeve regain the ability to feel human touch and move just a little, more than five years after a riding accident completely paralyzed the "Superman" star.
Now scientists are putting the approach to a rigorous test - in a study with children that may begin to answer whether this sweat equity truly fuels recovery.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=400609

pegasus · 02-13-2006, 05:24 PM

I'm living proof it works!!

SIDEBAR: Do they have to call us "desperate?" How about "motivated?!"

determined2heal · 02-13-2006, 06:20 PM

Loretta you're awesome. I'll be up at Kennedy Krieger on the 21st, see you then.

mom01 · 02-13-2006, 06:53 PM

hey Josh,

You're beautiful! Look forward to seeing you on the 21st. Will you be there in the morning or afternoon. we miss you.
take care,
mom01

02-13-2006, 04:03 PM	#1
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Small studies show $15,000 bicycle, electrical stimulation hold hope Small studies show $15,000 bicycle, electrical stimulation hold hope By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Vibrating tingles of electricity worm into the thin legs of paralyzed children, pulling at their muscles to pump up and down on a special bicycle. Paralysis Victims Photo/AP Loretta McRae, 15, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down, takes steps with the help of physical therapist Echo Ingham. Therapy sessions using an electrical stimulation bike have helped her walk a little, go to the bathroom on her own and move her hands. Photo/AP McRae rides an electrical stimulation bike under the watch of Ingham and John McDonald (right), who developed the therapy and used it with Christopher Reeve. It's called electrical stimulation exercise therapy, and small but tantalizing studies suggest that this intense rehab just might help restore some function to people with spinal cord injuries, even if they were paralyzed long ago. Desperate patients have sought this therapy since it was credited with helping the late Christopher Reeve regain the ability to feel human touch and move just a little, more than five years after a riding accident completely paralyzed the "Superman" star. Now scientists are putting the approach to a rigorous test - in a study with children that may begin to answer whether this sweat equity truly fuels recovery. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=400609 __________________ http://stores.ebay.com/MAKSYM-Variety-Store

02-13-2006, 06:20 PM	#3
determined2heal Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Potomac, Maryland Posts: 156	Loretta you're awesome. I'll be up at Kennedy Krieger on the 21st, see you then. __________________ Josh Basile www.determined2heal.org "Hope is the drug that keeps me steady"

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02-13-2006, 05:24 PM	#2
pegasus Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 43	I'm living proof it works!! SIDEBAR: Do they have to call us "desperate?" How about "motivated?!"

02-13-2006, 06:53 PM	#4
mom01 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 176	hey Josh, You're beautiful! Look forward to seeing you on the 21st. Will you be there in the morning or afternoon. we miss you. take care, mom01