My dad does tai chi. It's helped him with his flexibility and balance so much. It's in the evening, though, and I can't bring Evelyn, so no can do.
The yoga I would like to start working on because it's more core strength based balance. I'm still very flexible. I used to be able to lay on one side, we'll say my left side, and then raise my right leg always pointed straight out to the ceiling at my side and I could bring it down to the floor behind my head. Not quite gymnast level, but naturally very bendy. I can still easily grab my foot and hold my leg up to the side. Balancing in yoga swaps difficult since I'm used to standing with flat turn out and they want toes forward. It uses such different muscle groups. I think it's more the meditation and relaxation aspect that I need to focus on. My doctor even said that it was so I'd relax. I have so much pain in my spine and have always stood up straight, but it was too rigid and for too long so my neck bones have changed shape. These are just Google pictures, but they show somewhat of what's going on. A healthy neck curve looks like this.
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My neck xray looks more like this except the fronts of the vertebrate are becoming concave in front. On me, the lowest vertebrae in the 7 cervical vertebrae, c7, that's the one that usually sticks out a bit. Mine doesn't, at all. My spine is quite literally straight from the t3 (thoracic vertebrae) all the way to my skull. It's probably what is causing the swallowing in addition to my brain injuries. My neck is straighter than the one in this picture.
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I purposely didn't look at the "fixes" since they are all surgical and will just make me paranoid.
Does that explain a little more why all my physical therapy for my neck which started when I was 7 hasn't helped. I also have a 45 degree curve from my scoliosis in between my shoulder blades. My right shoulder is visibly higher than my left. Ballet actually helped that and I do my relaxation and strengthening exercises for it.
Oh, I'm seeing a third orthopedic surgeon about my shoulder, too, since it's been almost a year and still no lessening of pain. If anything it hurts more.