Stimulate me .....

Well, we FINALLY got Zadyn's stimulus unit yesterday at her Physical Therapy appointment. She wasn't too sure about it when she tried it on. It has two electrodes (long band aid types things) that wrap around her upper arm, just above the bicep, and around her lower, upper, arm, just above the elbow. Then the wires run to a little IPOD sized control unit. We are still trying to come up with a way to keep the wires from wrapping her up at night. We think we will go and get a sports waist band made for IPODs and see if she'll wear that at night with the stim unit. It's a pretty easy unit to work and get going. She will wear it 6 nights a week. It is designed to build muscle in her sleep. It is a long term process. We are starting with the bicep, triceps and deltoids. We probably won't see any results for a few months as the electrical current is not even great enough to feel, but still strong enough to do something. We hope this will help her develop more muscle tone in her arm and shoulder. Then, we will begin some more rigorous physical therapy in the next couple months. Probably more pool therapy, too. She is getting good splashing and being a Mermaid in the tub!