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Suggest Treatment For Paralysis Of The Left Side Of Body

I am a 30 year old female, about 5 6 , 150 lbs. I used to be a Pilates/fitness instructor at a Physical therapy gym... Until about 1.5 years ago, when I was still 29 I survived a brain Aneurysm that resulted in the paralyzation of the entire left side of my body. Last year, I went through 4 months of intensive neurological therapy and was able to get enough return of my left leg to walk with a cane now, instead of being confined to a wheelchair, but towards the end of the program the therapists said that I m too high-functioning for the level of therapy that this facility provides. I know that I have exceeded the expectations of my doctors and therapists but I am still striving to get back the use of my left arm, foot and ankel, I would really like to be able to run again...This year I have been attending a physical therapy clinic twice a week for the last 5 months, but am running into a similar issue as with the first therapy center; they are basically stumped as to how to proceed with me...I am trying to do research to bring to my doctor to see if there are other therapy methods that I havent tried yet and/or if using magic mushrooms could help reconnect the neurons in my brain to the left side of my body. - thank you for your time and opinion.
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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I read your question carefully and I understand your concern. I know how difficult it must be for you considering the active lifestyle you must have led.

Unfortunately though there is not any proven treatment beyond physical therapy, the rest for now is up to your brain creating new synapses and that takes place during the first 6 months of use.
I suppose you can find many different suggestions on the net, like the magic mushrooms you mention, many products claiming to be beneficial for commercial purposes, but as a medical professional we evaluate the efficacy of treatment by clinical trials to prove it. So for now there are no other treatments proven by trials, especially after 1.5 years and anything else would be a speculation by my part.

I hope things work out for the best.
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Suggest Treatment For Paralysis Of The Left Side Of Body

I read your question carefully and I understand your concern. I know how difficult it must be for you considering the active lifestyle you must have led. Unfortunately though there is not any proven treatment beyond physical therapy, the rest for now is up to your brain creating new synapses and that takes place during the first 6 months of use. I suppose you can find many different suggestions on the net, like the magic mushrooms you mention, many products claiming to be beneficial for commercial purposes, but as a medical professional we evaluate the efficacy of treatment by clinical trials to prove it. So for now there are no other treatments proven by trials, especially after 1.5 years and anything else would be a speculation by my part. I hope things work out for the best.