Parallel bars

Hi all

Just a quick update on what's going on, as you can see from the pic they had me on the standing parallel bars! Before we get too excited both my knees are splinted which men's they are locked by plastic leg braise at the back so I'm working my hips and lower back not my legs the physiotherapists did not get over excited, which is a good thing as they want no splints.

So now they are having too stretch me on a plinth and bend my back, back...arcing it to get my hips in line cause they think my left leg should hold me withe the strength I have if my hips were in the right place meaning I would try and walk on the parallel bars instead of just standing but I'd be standing again first to get stronger , maybe my right leg would need a splint too walk but hay I can live with that for a while.

I also will start in the hydro pool three days a week to get hips going. For every hurdle you jump there are 10 more waiting. Spasticity, hips , core and right leg all hurdles

Thanks fore all your support and helping me jump

Also my good friends and family have set up a website for me

http://www.mediaconcepts.ie/johnnyhayden

PS sorry for grammar and spelling

PSS and yes it dose look like something is stuck up my ass

Spain

Hi all

The rehab in Dublin is finished now but I go the opportunity to go to another rehab called the Guttman rehab in Barcelona. That's where I'm righting this blog from
Everyone here is really nice and more importantly working with me instead of forcing me into a wheelchair

Ok so what's happening!

I am moving my left leg with about 95% it's very week but getting stronger and my right leg around 45% my core is coming but it's weak and my right hand is getting a little better day by day my left hand is week but I have full movement in it
My gluts or bum muscles are working they are your stand up muscles so they are important really important . The biggest problem is the spasticity this prevents muscles moving it freezes them so this is a battle! the more you move the more they should reduce so bit of a catch 22 but I'm on drugs to help with
Before I came over here I was working with Cameron Macever and Victor Megannety both have been a great inspiration and help but its hard for them to get me standing without machines as I'm a fat bastard
hens the reason I'm in Spain! already they a very positive they do not promise me but the are going to try there best, one doctor even said that with what I have now once the strength gets better I should be Abel to stand this is the most positive thing I herd from a doc in 7 months

First of they are putting me in a loco-mat this a machine that walks for me to try and retrain the legs and get the muscles working or to train the brain and legs to work together and build muscle , I will be on this a month and all going well with that they will put splints on the weak parts of my legs and hopefully will get me onto the walking frame, were I walk up and down which will be great that's walking on the ground under your own weight between bars I can go home then and work with Cameron on getting stronger

The most important thing is for me to stand once I'm up I'm up and it will be small steps from there and the spinal cord should remember what it should do

For All interested I have a link of photos and videos, think you need to download videos to see them

Thanks for all the support

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B22TQ_4zTGn-STZxOFU3dXVKUmc&usp=sharing