VIBRATION TRAINING

We have been using a Galileo oscillating vibration platform for the last 6 weeks to assist my mother's recovery from a severe stroke.
My 77 year old mother came home 2 months ago. She suffered a severe right brain ischemic stroke last October and has spent over 6 months at a rehabilitation centre.As her recovery had plateaued she was sent home with a wheelchair. Any further major recovery was deemed to be very unlikely and certainly expected to be slow.
She could walk a little with assistance and a stick but standing up from her wheelchair and any transfers were very difficult - she required alot of help. Her big problem was balance - she had a bad fall shortly before she came home and a couple of graceful slides to the floor in the first couple of weeks following her return. She had relearned the mechanical basics of walking but had very limited movement in her left arm and hand.
The first few sessions on the platform were on the minimum power rating and for 30 - 50 seconds. We went very carefully, leaving 48 hours between each session.
The first results were extraordinary and quite unexpected. After so many months we had not realised how much fluid she was carrying in her legs. After 2 days and nights of 2 hourly trips to the toilet lo and behold she had knees and ankles instead of two tree trunks. She had been suffering from varicose ulcers for a few months and these are all now healing nicely.
My primary interest in a vibration platform was to help improve her strength and balance. BG (Before Galileo) she could occasionally with huge effort get to her feet unaided but couldn't sustain a standing position unaided. 6 weeks AG (After Galileo) she can rise to a standing position unaided from her wheelchair and from her bed and maintain her balance with ease until I give her her cane. The strange lightness of her limbs for the first couple of weeks after the oedema was cleared from her legs played havoc with her walking. Her brain had relearned the movements in a mechanical fashion and so the force required to move the left leg no longer tallied with the learned response. Cue giant steps!! Now her walking is stronger, steadier and more fluid.
I am still being very cautious about the time and speed of oscillation - we will proceed very slowly but the benefits are already showing. Presently we are up to 2 minutes on 13 Hz
The platform is part of her rehabilitation plan which includes lots of stretching, walking, resistance training and arm and hand training. Today she was able to hold on to the bar on the machine with both hands - BG her grip was non-existent and so we have always kept her left arm in a sling during wobbling sessions. Her left arm movements are also gradually improving. Whilst I can attribute some of this to other areas of her rehabilitation work I feel the Galileo has speeded up the process.
I would be very interested to hear of anyone who has experience of using vibration training in similar circumstances and I will update with progress reports as we continue to build up the length and strength of sessions.
I must add that everyone else in the household is also benefitting from the Galileo!

I know. Impressive. Thank you for posting this very valuable experience, I will submit to the Galileo physios and ask them to add their comments. Thanks again!

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