Neuropathy and Brain Neuroplasticity

Chapter 7 of book one of The Brain that changes itself cover pain, is magic. I was having trouble with itching in the unreachable part of my back, mainly during the night . I THOUGHT about the section coveri g pain, so thought I wou.d try it for my itch, and, be.ieve it or not, have mastered my itch. I must remind you, this book to be read like a novel. It is , working text book, and with me took afew months to complete.you need to fully understand book one before you read his second book as Doidge keeps directing to back to certain parts of book 1.book 2 in picture with my exercise stop watch. Go for it Rachel and best wishes.

Hi John.
A long time since my last comment. I have continued with my strick exercise and habit change chain program, with heartening results. Because of the current isolation restrictions in Australia, gyms etc are closed. I bought a second hand stationary bike , and ride it daily to improve my cardio level. My neuroplasticity exercises have given me evidence , that somethig good is starting to happen, but, with a long way to to final healing, which I now believe will happen.. I am walking better with reduced pain; I am sleeping better than I have for years; I have decreased the urgency of needing to have a pee; my balance is improving. Now these improvements are not massively great, but ARE honest improvements. I am now on target to ride an exercis bike for 90 minutes on ,my 90th birthday in January next year. By then I believe my Peripheral-neuropathy should have reduced. Right now I ride my bike for 20 minutes 3 times a day, and will increase time each month til my target is achieved. I control my diet to maintain energy levels. Best wishes to all from Australia.

@user_che214927 Congratulations on your successes, Barry! In addition to your exercise bike, you mention a Sanddune Stepper. I'm not familiar with that. Do you have a picture of that as well?

Hi Teresa @hopeful33250, I think it might have been me that mentioned the sand dune stepper. Here’s what it looks like https://www.sanddunestepper.com/

@johnbishop Thanks, John. Yes, I think you use this as well, don't you? For some reason, it looks like it would be hard on the knees, however, it is advertised to be good for bad knees. Do you find it OK for your knees?

It’s actually easier on the knees than a treadmill in my opinion. It does take some getting used to because of balance. I used my walker the first couple of times in front of it so I could brace myself if needed. I bought some Nordic walking sticks to use with it and that helps the balance.

@johnbishop Those sound like good ideas, John. Is the equipment heavy to move around? (I may take it from one room to another.)

@user_che214927 Congratulations on your successes, Barry! In addition to your exercise bike, you mention a Sanddune Stepper. I'm not familiar with that. Do you have a picture of that as well?

@user_che214927 Congratulations on your successes, Barry! In addition to your exercise bike, you mention a Sanddune Stepper. I'm not familiar with that. Do you have a picture of that as well?