| See what users
of IMF Therapy say: |
Mr
C of Nottingham:
"My walking has improved noticeably, my shoulder is no longer
dropped and I can raise my arm far higher than before. This has been acheived
in 6 months. I use the therapy nearly everyday." |
Mrs
N of Aylesbury:
Mrs N. has benefited very much from the therapy. She no longer
uses crutches AT ALL and can walk around her garden without a stick, which
has given her a lot of confidence and she enjoys her gardening, which
was largely unavailable to her prior to IMF.
Pain in her side was significant but the work has reduced this to almost
nothing.
Sensation in her fingers is slowly returning but the best improvement
is in her feet. Her neurologist is impressed with the regain of sensation
in the nerve endings here, which have much of their function restored
and she scores very well with the tuning fork test. This means she has
much better balance now.
Finally, her ankle, which was stiff and painful, is also improved. The
tissue has softened considerably and the pain is gone. Mrs N. enjoys her
days more now and IMF Therapy has helped her to help herself to a more
fulfilling way of life. |
“After
2 weeks my friend told me I was getting up from the sofa without using
the table for support. I actually had not noticed this. Then I noticed
that I was able to stand on tiptoe and return onto my heels evenly. Since
my stroke I have been unable to do this as my heel was a bit like a ratchet
in that it used to click 3 times and come down AFTER the good one. This
was after 6 weeks. After 8 weeks I started work with my arm and now I
can spread butter on bread although slowly for now. My doctor is very
interested in the progress I am making. I hope she can help get the NHS
to look at this therapy as there must be many people who could benefit.
The thing is you do it for yourself and this is empowerment for the patient.
To my amazement and joy this is actually working for me!” |
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Mr S suffered a stroke
17 years ago and uses IMF therapy every day.
When he first started at the beginning of 2004, his arm was very tight and
he couldn`t walk in public without feeling that people were looking at him.
Now the spasticity in his arm has gone, the tissue is soft and self confidence
has returned. Also, he has started using his arm in the gym to lift weights
and muscle tone has returned whereas before atrophy had set in. He says
the IMF programme is a success and is his friend for life. |
When Miss S started
the therapy, she couldn't move her torso or her legs and had difficulty
breathing. She was 31 years old with 3 children.
After only 4 weeks the difference was astonishing. She was able to move
her body forward in her chair and lift both legs about 6 inches off the
ground. The attending therapist was amazed in that he could understand most
of what she said to him whereas initially he had to ask the carer for help
in this. Miss S said that her breathing had improved dramatically since
starting the therapy and that she was able to sound words properly for the
first time since her stroke. |
| Mrs A suffered a brain
stem stroke 27 years ago. After 6 weeks of using IMF she was able to rotate
her head farther than ever before and was able to lift her head from the
pillow on her own. She also could feel the first sensations of connection
to her neck since the stroke. |
| Mr R used the therapy
for 6 months and then stopped because he was able to go up and down stairs
“like a spring chicken” and felt he had no more need to continue. |
Mr W is diabetic and
because of this cannot work as much with the therapy as we would like, he
runs out of energy and the therapy is not appropriate when one is tired.
None the less the improvements over a six month period have been clear enough.
His leg no longer moves out to the side when walking. Arm and shoulder function
have improved with his physio reporting constant improvement every time
she visits. He is a dedicated user of IMF and strength and function are
returning gradually. |
