Mercy! Mercy! That Dang Nabed PERCY!

Rehab Therapy

Rehab Therapy is like going to the gym. You place 4 electrodes, two on your stomach and two on your chest, and hook them up to a receiver/transmitter that gets placed in a pouch hanging around your neck.

Then you get on a treadmill and go for a walk, setting the incline and speed to a rate your body feels is somewhere between moderate and excessive.

This is followed by some mild weight training, stretching and a half hour in the classroom. In all it boils down to an hour and a half.

Since I ran for years there is nothing really new here.

The guy next to me yesterday was a Track Coach at the University of Wisconsin. He had a massive heart attack requiring 4 by-passes. I had this incorrect notion that people who watch their weight and have a habit of regular exercise don't have heart problems.

As I look around, most of those I see in rehab are not overweight. For Wisconsin they are for the most part, at a weight I would consider healthy.

A couple of years ago I had what is called a "Pulminary Embuli. (Don't ask me to spell it.) My stomach and chest hurt and I couldn't get comfortable. I thought this recent episode was a repeat which it wasn't. Then I thought gall bladder, or appendix. Nope. The stress tests indicated a heart problem and I wound up getting a stint.

If you don't feel right get yourself checked out. A heart attack, stroke or even a partial blockage are not to be trifled with.

Percy Bob