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William Wagner - 31 Jul 2005 15:03 GMT

If you know of any tools/devices that impressed you in your contact
with medical folks let us know.

My favorite is called a wobble board. Sort of like a plywood circle of
different circumference with a bump in the middle. Fancy versions with
adjustable movement is a neat way to encourage simple stretching and
flexibility but a simple foot placement can yield similar effect.
Placement of you foot or Feet provide various degrees of movement. Feet
would suggest holding on to a support.
I found out about this in rehab for a broken ankle. Designed for leg,
hip, torso movement some folks use it for shoulder loosening.
I purchased my own for about $40 US.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Wobble%20board

Bill

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Rita - 31 Jul 2005 15:18 GMT

> If you know of any tools/devices that impressed you in your contact
>with medical folks let us know.
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>http://www.google.com/search?q=Wobble%20board

I used one of those in rehab for an injury to an ankle. Good overall
for balance. Probably a good idea to have one at home. Thanks for
the url on how to order.

>Bill

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Bill - 31 Jul 2005 22:34 GMT

> If you know of any tools/devices that impressed you in your contact
> with medical folks let us know.
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> Bill

I looked at one of those when I was in rehab for a shoulder problem and
concluded I would probably fall off. Maybe I would need one with a smaller
ball in the center.

The most memorable device involved sort of a wagon/cart with a harness up
front. A teenage girl was put in the harness and the guy running rehab got in
the cart. She would pull him around the room. She looked for all the world
like a plow horse. If this were not a medical setting, I would have called
child protection services.

The most useful was a simple length of rubber about 4 ft long and round and
hollow like a hose. But it was much smaller around and streched easily and a
lot. On one end there was a loop for your hand and I tied the other end around
a pole in the gym. I would move away from the pole to make it taught and do
various exercises to make the shoulder stronger.

Bill

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