Types Of Spinal Cord Injury Exercises

By Linda Watson


It is a general idea that everyone grows up knowing that when you exercise your body will be in good shape other than when it is not involved in any activity. Spinal cord injury exercises are vital for the regeneration of the body to the right physical frame that is was in before an accident. This is not just the only benefits; if they were to be listed down, then they would be so many not to be written in a single writing piece.

You are mostly looking forward to recovering quickly, and that will not happen if you are not practising because your body remains inactive the whole day. The advantages are so many, and some of them include the fact that you will be able to have a stable mid and also have a system that can fight off any other diseases that may have attacked you in that process.

Before you do anything, make sure that you have the permission of the person treating you. If you are allowed, you can make sure that you do as many different types as possible as long as your body lets you. For those in such a situation, want has been written below can significantly help you in choosing the activities you want to start.

Consider engaging in yoga. It is ideal because it involves gentle stretching which encourages healthy breathing patterns. It will hence reduce the pain that you have to undergo spending the whole day in a wheelchair doing nothing. You do not have to force anything, and hence you are allowed to work at your pace focusing on specific things like how you breathe. If there is any activity that is causing you lots of pain, then it will be necessary for you to abandon because they can make you lose balance and fall again.

Getting into a deep pool of water might be something that you cannot do in your present condition. But if you can give it a try then it will be equally important for you. Doctors say that while in the water most of the pain you experience will highly depreciate.

Lifting weights, on the other hand, can help you to gain significant weight control. This enables you to maintain strength in areas that were not affected by the injury. Watch over yourself when doing this exercise so that you do not create neck problems.

If the injury obtained was not so severe, there are chances that you may still be able to walk. Maximize on this by walking as frequently as you get the chance. If your mobility is impaired, then you can be assisted to walk by a therapist of anyone who is taking care of you.

Sometimes you might not be able to get out of your wheelchair, and hence you will have to do seated aerobics. It helps you to maintain a healthy posture. Talk to your physician about seated aerobic classes especially the one where you will only be targeting your injury. You can also do rowing as an exercise of your upper body.




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