Neuromuscular Diseases Site
	Jori Reijonen, Ph.D. BellaOnline's Neuromuscular Diseases Editor

Easy Yoga for Arthritis DVD Review
While not specific to neuromuscular disease, the modifications and detailed instructions given in the exercise DVD Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy: Yoga for the Rest of Us will make the yoga exercises demonstrated appropriate for many individuals with neuromuscular disease.

Healing Yoga for Aches and Pains DVD Review
Yoga, a low-impact exercise, has been recommended for individuals with neuromuscular disease. While not specific to neuromuscular disease, the gentle yoga demonstrated in the DVD Healing Yoga for Aches and Pains would be appropriate and beneficial for many individuals with neuromuscular disease.

Resilience and Optimism
As I deal with my own health difficulties with neuromuscular disease, I remember my father’s optimism, emotional honesty, and resilience. Research has shown that people can learn to be resilient, to face adversity well. In the face of my own health issues, I claim these qualities for myself.

Social Networking and Neuromuscular Disease
Social networking has made connecting with others easier than ever. This can be especially true for those who have significant disability limiting their opportunities to interact with others in person, including many people with neuromuscular disease.

T’ai Chi beginning practice DVD Review
When neuromuscular disease began to cause increased difficulty with my feet, my physician recommended Tai Chi as a healthy low-impact form of exercise. I purchased a copy of T’ai Chi beginning practice with David –Dorian Ross to teach me the basic movements of T’ai Chi.

Walking for Fitness with Neuromuscular Disease
For those of you with neuromuscular disease who are still ambulatory, walking may be one of the safest forms of exercise for you. Check with your physician to find out if walking would benefit you and what type of bracing or equipment might best assist you.

Walking with Poles
With the weather turning nicer, I find myself wanting to get outside to walk again. Walking for exercise has been recommended to me by my physician, and is often recommended to those with various types neuromuscular disease. Recently, I discovered the benefits of using walking poles while walking.

Water Aerobics with Neuromuscular Disease
When my physician told me to consider non-impact exercise to protect my feet from further deterioration, I resisted at first. Non-impact exercises? How could I get a good workout with non-impact exercise? One of the options I have found includes water aerobics and swimming.