i think of those on this list, the ones that were most active in our
younger years, have the most orthopedic problems now. i did everything i
every wanted to do except parachoot from a plan. and if the little blond
that i was trying to impress at the time by asking her to do it with me had
agreed (actually her mother did not want her dating me, not her fault) i
would have done that too.
  so my advice to you younger ones, don't over do it, but, then again you
have to do enough to keep yourself healthy. i guess you'll have to figure
out a balance between what is not enough and what is too much.
  the only study did under a grant from CDC estimates that cper's show age
problems 15-20 years before their TAB counterparts. i forgot what doctor at
Syracuse did the study.

-----Original Message-----
From: K. Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:29 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Aging with C.P.


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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