HuskerDave

On 2/25/2021 at 6:19 PM, heathber said:

Thank you all for the responses. Please forgive my slow reply, as I am currently working about 70 hrs /wk. and a little freaked over the therapy starting. I'm pretty sure there will be no bike riding for a while.

Last week was an evaluation and during the check for vertigo my right eye was significantly jerking when following the finger movement horizontally indicating vertigo was a possibility. Today we did more of an in depth check where I would sit and lie down making different head movements while the therapist watched my eyes. During this exam I felt very little dizziness and there was no jerking eye movement, She had me follow her finger again and today there was no jerking in my eye movement. The therapist said it was nor normal for the jerking eye movement to be sporadic and needed to consult with their vestibular specialist. OK. 

The rest of therapy day 1 went well. A good stretching exercise and stationary bike workout that I am sure that I will be feeling more tomorrow, but a good pain. Looking forward to day 2 on Wednesday.

Thanks again all, I will update my progress.

Had my stroke almost 10 years ago and felt I was improving for several years. The past few years I have been sliding with the minor annoyances that I had been working around getting steadily worse. Increasing balance issues, vertigo, and a weak leg have led to increased falls due to foot drop and being off balance. I have started on a brace for the foot drop and it is helping. I have insurance and my doctor is giving me a referral for therapy. My question is what therapies have been most successful for improving balance and does anybody have any recommendations for a facility in the Flint/Fenton Michigan area