The Healing Waters: Muscle

20 April 2009

Video: Surgery Offers Hope for Cerebral Palsy

"Cerebral Palsy is a brain injury that affects motor control, stiffening muscles and making movement difficult and sometimes painful."

From Denny: Profiled by NBC News is this adorable two year old little girl, Lili, who is dealing with cerebral palsy. Right now the doctors are predicting that some day she might not be able to walk at all. Why? Because with this condition the muscles can't keep up with the growth of the bone. As the bone grows it pulls on the muscle but the muscle can't stretch to accommodate the growth.

At St. Louis Children's Hospital they are pioneering a surgical technique to increase mobility by relieving much of the stiffness. This could turn out to be a life-changing surgery for those who qualify. Remember, this IS spinal surgery so not exactly a procedure without risk.

So far this spinal surgery that relieves the muscle spasms has helped over 1800 kids AND with a 100% success rate. Take a look at Lili's improvement after only five months since her surgery!

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18 April 2009

The Pill and Gaining Muscle

From Denny: For women, taking The Pill for avoiding "the baby bump" has had its ups and downs over the decades. The latest downer is that taking the pill, well, can make you fitness flabby. Apparently, the pill lowers that happy male hormone, testosterone, that makes it possible for us to build muscle easily. It is possible to get fit and stay fit while taking the pill, however, you are going to have to work at it a lot harder than if you were off the pill. There are some added benefits to taking the pill listed in the video. Take a look!

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