Kathy Jo:

As we've said here before, not by itself, no, it doesn't. But in moving abnormally, we put a lot of wear and tear on our bodies and that's not good in the long run.  It's especially evident in those of us who were really physically active in our younger years, I think. In my case, I did everything in my teens through 30's: hiking, volleyball, softball, swimming, etc., etc.  You name it, I did it.  So now I have severe osteoarthritis in my hip joint and knees, and am in a wheelchair. I wore my body out.

Sure, everybody goes through wear and tear on the body, disabled or non-disabled, but as I said, it's worse in those of us who don't move the "correct" way and do too much, and the damage is faster and more severe.


        Kathy S.

"St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Does C.P. get worse with age?





--- "Barber, Kenneth L."  wrote:
> some do better than others, but, in genreal the
> wear and tear on our bodies
> make us show aging much earlier than the
> Temporarily Able Bodied.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carrie Bancroft
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Aging with C.P.
>
>
>
> <P>
> <P>Hi Everyone,
> <P>Has anyone had the effects of aging &
> C.P. explained to them
> <P>by a Doctor.  I find as I get older I
> am weaker in the legs and
> <P>have to exercise now to keep the strength
> up.
> <P>I also get extremely tired and can't do
> everthing I want to or used
> <P>to.  I discovered the subject on the
> internet about 18mths ago
> &
> <P>have read quite a lot since.
> <P>I was just wondering how others are going as
> they get older
> <P>as we are the people experiencing these
> effects.
> <P>
> <P>Any help would be gratefully appreciated
> <P>Bye,
> <P>Carrie.
>
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