Hi Gemma and Doug, I am the old man on the list at 67. Doug, Kat's suggestion about the CPPARENT list is an excellent one. Gemma, find a physical therapist who is knowlegeable about CP and see what they suggest. Wecome to our list community. Bobby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gemma Prescott" <[log in to unmask]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 6:45 AM Subject: suggestions? > Hi my name is Gemma. I'm 21 and have CP which affects all 4 limbs and > also trunk control. I can walk around (although not very far and very > unsteadily) and manage to do most things independantly if not in the most > conventional fashion! Basically I wanted to see if anyone could give me > any suggestions of strengthening exercise and the like to improve trunck > control/ core stability as ive tried a few different things and none of > them appear to get my middle doing anything and just give me a sore neck > from trying! I was hoping some of you might have found some more > successful methods. > > thanks > > Gemma