Greetings friends, family, accomplices of Ivy Alvarado! The purpose of this blog is twofold; it serves as a resource for those interested in Ivy's recovery, and a record she can look back on charting her progress and all the people pulling for her. To that end, we encourage people to add their own posts. A rumor-free account of what happened to Ivy exists here. We love you Ivy. Your progress astounds us every single day!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Brucker's Landing
We made it! Miami Florida, Brucker's Biofeedback Center. The facility is very secure, professional , and people friendly. Ivy's evaluation on Monday went super. the doctor said ivy has exceptional body strength, however she also has tension over her left side which is restricting her mobility. Once this tension is removed her control , balance and coordination will improve. An example is like walking a scaffold plank to clear a puddle. not a problem . now put yourself on a scaffold plank thirty feet above ground. things get a little to a lot tense . you may even stiffen up so you can not even move. As a carpenter, I remember the first time up on top of a 2x4 wall two stories up. I froze up. This method of biofeedback uses a monitor with a blue, and a yellow bar graph , Ivy than makes movements as directed and the graph reflects how much of the action is controlled and how much tension is involved.With this visual , Ivy is able to concentrate on controlling the movement and eliminating the tension. As this is going on the doctor and assistant are coaching Ivy on . Ivy was awesome! The Dr. said Ivy has everything we need to work with . We can help you. With the use of the bar graph, Ivy is able to monitor and reeducate the brain to sent the correct signal for controlled movement. I am back home now , and any information I get I will post.
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