Comments on: Atrophy vs. body-building http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:48:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13839 Sean Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:49:32 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13839 Perhaps not the best photo of atrophied legs, but it's one that was available royalty free from one of the stock photo websites. I won't post photos taken without people's consent/knowledge, particularly for use on a site like this. Perhaps not the best photo of atrophied legs, but it’s one that was available royalty free from one of the stock photo websites. I won’t post photos taken without people’s consent/knowledge, particularly for use on a site like this.

]]> By: Claire http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13835 Claire Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:39:38 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13835 I think atrophied legs are BEAUTIFUL! Okay, this one picture here is not a great example. But in general, atrophied legs on an otherwise healthy person at normal weight can be really, really breathtakingly gorgeous. So sue me. I think atrophied legs are BEAUTIFUL! Okay, this one picture here is not a great example. But in general, atrophied legs on an otherwise healthy person at normal weight can be really, really breathtakingly gorgeous. So sue me.

]]> By: Brice http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13826 Brice Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:10:53 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13826 The atrophy pictured looks more like malnutrution than lack of use, ugly to me. I'm with Stumpy. The atrophy pictured looks more like malnutrution than lack of use, ugly to me. I’m with Stumpy.

]]> By: Stumpy http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13825 Stumpy Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:52:28 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13825 I'm also not really into very atrophied legs. My goal is for my legs to be just a little thinner than normal. Just enough that you could tell that they ARE thinner than normal. I’m also not really into very atrophied legs. My goal is for my legs to be just a little thinner than normal. Just enough that you could tell that they ARE thinner than normal.

]]> By: Wheelman http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13822 Wheelman Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:22:26 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13822 Me personally, I don't care much for antrophied legs at all, I think this is most due to the fact that pritty much all of my wheelchair friends or accuantiances were always people with like CP, MS, MD, and SB, so they still had some movements and their legs stayed in shape. To me, antrophied legs look disgusting sitting there in the frame of the chair all shrivered up. It has always been my opinon that when I meet my special someone and if she doesn't have any movement in her legs that I am going to try to get her to work out her muslces with Tens units to keep them in shape. Personally I think that is a good suggestion for any paralyzed person to properly keep their body fit, sure they may never use their legs to walk again or anything, but it is good to keep their body healthy and to keep some weight to their legs as well for easy balancing of their chair. Just my opinion on the matter. -Wheelman Me personally, I don’t care much for antrophied legs at all, I think this is most due to the fact that pritty much all of my wheelchair friends or accuantiances were always people with like CP, MS, MD, and SB, so they still had some movements and their legs stayed in shape. To me, antrophied legs look disgusting sitting there in the frame of the chair all shrivered up.

It has always been my opinon that when I meet my special someone and if she doesn’t have any movement in her legs that I am going to try to get her to work out her muslces with Tens units to keep them in shape.

Personally I think that is a good suggestion for any paralyzed person to properly keep their body fit, sure they may never use their legs to walk again or anything, but it is good to keep their body healthy and to keep some weight to their legs as well for easy balancing of their chair.

Just my opinion on the matter.

-Wheelman

]]> By: Stumpy http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13811 Stumpy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:48:29 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comment-13811 I've started to notice that my right calf is starting to get thinner compared to my un-braced leg. I've also lost a lot of strength in my calf muscle from wearing my AFO full time. I’ve started to notice that my right calf is starting to get thinner compared to my un-braced leg. I’ve also lost a lot of strength in my calf muscle from wearing my AFO full time.

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