restrictions

[bear4467]

Does anyone know what kind of restrictions i should put on my son?  What I mean is  should I be restricting some of his activity?  Does being active in the heat and humidity cause problems with kids with chiari?  We live in NY and the humidity is outrageous.  Any help would be appreciated.

[selmaS]

  I did post the list from the Health Pages here is the link- but u should see ift here on the forum.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chiari-Malformation/Activities-to-avoid-with-Chiari/show/1744053

[Rylanesmom]

My NS said no roller coasters (any type) and nothing that will push down on your head.  Most contact sports risk head impact.

[selmaS]

  No hoover....pushing and pulling u will know what weight limit u r at, we all seem to be affected  at diff weights...so, just be advised.I could not lift a gallon of milk, and then it got to a half gallon....I know I could not lift more then 5 lbs, especially if I was going up stairs....

I have to say NO contact sports too, look at the football players with the concussion syndrome....head injury on athletes that did not have this issue, plus they shave bone off the top 2 vertebrae making it weaker so a contact sport to me is more dangerous...JMHO

[soccero]

i had seen multiple specialists who said yes to contact sports and it has done  lots of harm to me like nerve damage ect. i am no longer allowed to play i was once a soccer player and it was my life i was hopeing to play in college now im hopeing to get to college my life has change dramtically but now i have to deal with it.
molly

[SilentSong101]

My doctor (who is a specialist) has approved contact sports....(though since I am just post op, I am not allowed right now....)

[soccero]

no contact sports i no its a bummer but its important
molly

[Munchies2012]

Pushing and pulling? Would that be a weight limit? Or can't we Hoover lol?

What about coasters that don't have the bars that go over the shoulder? So basically coaster that don't go upside down or as fast..

What about bending? We can't bend at all?

[SilentSong101]

My biggest advice would be make sure he understands to listen to his body, if something bothers him...he should stop it, or take a break till he feels ok.

[selmaS]

  Yes there are restrictions....but first and foremost he should listen to his body, if his symptoms worsen after an activity he should avoid it.

A list of activities to avoid with Chiari and Syringomyelia is posted in the Health Pages....http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=186

Some with Chiari also have additional related issues where the heat may cause more concern and symptoms to worsen....once all testing is done to see what he  has in addition u will know better what he should or should not do.

Use the link I posted to go to the Health Pages to locate the list of activities to avoid and there are other pages of helpful info there too.

To get u started, no straining, lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, roller coasters and things that will bounce him around......