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HELP - recovering from Decompression surgery

bb4886
bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
edited October 2014 in Fitness and Exercise
I have Arnold Chiari Malformation and had an operation 4 months ago - i an now building my fitness back up and i want to shift the 32lb i have but on with being immobile.

I cannot do anything too strenuous (cant jog or do sports or dancing)

Has any one any ideas of what i can do to fit in with using my cross trainer and excersise ball (im doing shallow sit up on it and balance/core building) or any excersises i can add to what i do :)

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  • bb4886
    bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
    Im wanting weight loss tips and tummy/tigh toning excersises :)
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    Assuming you had a physical therapist for post surgery rehab, did you ask them what you should/can do?
  • bb4886
    bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
    neck excersises is what they have given me as thats where my surgery was, they reccomended the ball too to build my core strength back up,,,,,
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    I'm not familiar with the condition so I'm not sure what would be safe to do. Have you been completely cleared for physical activity by them, meaning no restrictions?
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    You could do lots of planks. Those should be safe. You may want to start them without the stability ball and work your up to that if you are in a de-trained condition.
  • bb4886
    bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
    i CANT DO PHYSICAL SPORTS OR RUNNING ACTIVITIES BUT ANY THING ELSE IS FINE AS LONG AS IM IN CONTROL OVE MY MOREMENTS :)

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