More info on Rebound Chairs

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I noticed that rocking chair also helps? Is this possible?

Nil

More info on Rebound Chairs

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| One particular activity Dr. Cheney has found to be useful for CFIDS

| patients is

| rebounding or bouncing, using a bungee cord contraption called a

| bounce-back chair. This was studied by NASA in the 1970s in regard to

| astronauts returning to earth from low-earth orbit. After six months in

| orbit, you lose your autonomic nervous system capacity to stand in a

| gravitational field. You simply faint and seize. If you remember these

| astronauts, when they took them out of the capsule they had to drag them

| out horizontally because they would faint on standing. They end up with

| a dysautonomic condition similar to chronic fatigue syndrome patients.

| NASA figured out that the best way to bring back the autonomic nerve

| system was to bounce. So they put them in these bungee cord contraptions

| and they just bounced them--this up and down motion sets a sinosotal (?)

| input into the brain and essentially regulates autonomic tone and

| improves the, quote, autonomic nervous system. Its benefit seems to be

| related to the philosophy in Chinese medicine of balancing body systems,

| as it seems to help restore the autonomic nervous system balance that is

| out of whack in CFIDS patients.

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| Rebound exercise is the best form of exercise for CFS/ME patients. It's

| very easy, it's non-weight bearing, it does a very important job I think

| in autonomic tone in a population that has difficulty with exercise. You

| can add in arms, legs and abdominal motion while bouncing, to tolerance.

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| Rebound chairs retail for about $450. I have one in perfect condition

| available second hand for $200 plus shipping. Anyone who is interested

| can e-mail me at: moomin@... best, ES

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| This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

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[Guest guest]

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 08:31:09 -0400

From: es <moomin@...>

Reply-moomin@...

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One particular activity Dr. Cheney has found to be useful for CFIDS

patients is rebounding or bouncing, using a bungee cord contraption

called a

bounce-back chair. This was studied by NASA in the 1970s in regard to

astronauts returning to earth from low-earth orbit. After six months in

orbit, you lose your autonomic nervous system capacity to stand in a

gravitational field. You simply faint and seize. If you remember these

astronauts, when they took them out of the capsule they had to drag them

out horizontally because they would faint on standing. They end up with

a dysautonomic condition similar to chronic fatigue syndrome patients.

NASA figured out that the best way to bring back the autonomic nerve

system was to bounce. So they put them in these bungee cord contraptions

and they just bounced them--this up and down motion sets a sinosotal (?)

input into the brain and essentially regulates autonomic tone and

improves the, quote, autonomic nervous system. Its benefit seems to be

related to the philosophy in Chinese medicine of balancing body systems,

as it seems to help restore the autonomic nervous system balance that is

out of whack in CFIDS patients.

Rebound exercise is the best form of exercise for CFS/ME patients. It's

very easy, it's non-weight bearing, it does a very important job I think

in autonomic tone in a population that has difficulty with exercise. You

can add in arms, legs and abdominal motion while bouncing, to tolerance.

Rebound chairs retail for about $450. I have one in perfect condition

available second hand for $200 plus shipping. Anyone who is interested

can e-mail me at: moomin@... best, ES

[Guest guest]

Yildiz wrote:

> I noticed that rocking chair also helps? Is this possible?

> Nil

>

I'm the big proponent of rocking chair workouts, but I don't think they do the

same thing as bouncing. I rock because it keeps my lymphatic system moving and

prevents/reverses edema (ankle

swelling). Even if I'm too tired to walk more than 10 steps, I can usually rock

for 30-40 minutes on bad days and up to 80 on good days.

I shy away from the exercise balls for bouncing, because I have this severe

tendency to fall off and damage myself ;@) (I have been known to fall off a

1/4 " high sidewalk and twist my ankle; my

sense of balance was almost nonexistent before CFIDS, and a real joke these

days!)

The last few months, I've been doing a few minutes a day on a Needak rebounder

with the stabilizer bar. It really does rev up the whole body without causing

me any pain. The fact that I can hang

onto a waist-high bar makes it safe for me.

Have never tried the rebound chair. Does it have a weight limit?

--

el (andrea at oro dot net) Nevada City, CA, USA

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