Kyle and Betty,

        Kyle's post is somewhere around May, 1999. I know because I'm using
part of it in the article I am working on. I did delete the part about the
four F's.
I am glad you re-posted, Kyle.

        On another note, would either of you be interested in volunteering
for another interview for one of my students. She is having difficulty
contacting her person who volunteered. If Kyle or anyone else would liike
to help her out,
please contact me off-list. Thanks!

Bobby


>Betty,
>
>I had long speaks with my physiatrist at Ohio State University a couple
>years ago.  I posted a long-winded dissertation on the list about those
>conversations, but I seem to have deleted the post.
>
>Anyway, this guy (William Pease, M.D.)basically said that the cerebral
>lesions are static, but the spasticity causes the joints (and all their
>associated viscera) to degenerate faster than those in a "healthy" person of
>the same age.  He likened it to driving a car with the tires out of
>alignment--the tires will wear faster than if they were aligned.
>
>He gave me "4-F's" that were associated with increasing spasticity and pain
>in SPASTIC CPers:
>
>fatigue (get enough rest)
>fronts (move to an arid climate to avoid rapid barometric changes)
>fat arse (move!  stretch those limbs!)
>feelings (emotional upheaval and stress (as Bobby alluded to in an earlier
>post))
>
>-Kyle
>
>BTW-if anyone saved that old posting of mine it might be good to repost if
>you can
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Betty Alfred [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 10:39 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Pain
>
>
>Howdy folks!
>
>I have what might be a stupid question.  I've been reading the posts about
>the Baclofen pump, and I am wondering: is pain due to CP itself, or to
>secondary issues as a result of CP -- like joint stress or whatever?
>
>Please forgive me for asking such a boneheaded question, but I would like to
>learn more if I can.
>
>Thanks for being patient with me!
>Betty