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What i found fascinating, when i was riding that bike, you typically think of the brain sending a signal to the muscle. in this case, you get a little shock into your muscle during the various stages of riding the bike. that's sending a signal back to the brain and that's causing this rewiring process. the whole focus is use the weak side. don't ignore it, don't neglect it. use the weak side as much as possible and early recovery, because of that, is the best recovery. that seems to be the mantra there. >> what's next for giffords? >> things like even, you know, brushing your teeth, using a sp...

Get their mind off the pain. ♪ oh, when the saints go marching in ♪ >> it's cool to see that up close. when people talk about rewiring the brain, what does that mean? >> i learned a lot through this whole process, as well. rewiring the brain basically means you're trying to use redundant pathways in the brain. the brain has lots of different pathways to do the same activity. you want to use some of the new pathways. what i found fascinating, when i was riding that bike, you typically think of the brain sending a signal to the muscle. in this case, you get a little shock into your muscle du...

♪ oh, when the saints go marching in ♪ >> it's cool to see that up close. when people talk about rewiring the brain, what does that mean? >> i learned a lot, as well. rewiring the brain basically means you're trying to use redundant pathways in the brain. what i found fascinating, when i was riding that bike, you typically think of the brain sending a signal to the muscle. in this case, you get a little shock into your muscle during the various stages of riding the bike. that's sending a signal back to the brain and that's causing this rewiring process. the whole focus is use the weak side...

Sending a signal to the muscle. in this case, you get a little shock into your muscle during the various stages of riding the bike. that's sending a signal back to the brain and that's causing this rewiring process. the whole focus is use the weak side. don't ignore it, don't neglect it. use the weak side as much as possible and early recovery, because of that, is the best recovery. that seems to be the mantra there. >> what's next for giffords? >> a lot has to focus now on occupational therapy. she's made some amazing gains, but things like even, you know, brushing your teeth, using a spoon, ...

Physical, they all expedite the recovery and work together. i send patients to rehab all the time. this is the first time i got to see myself totally immersed in it to see how the process works. you think of the brain sending signals to the muscle. that's what happens. raise your arm, your leg. as part of the idea of rewiring the brain, they are also giving electrical stimulation to the muscle when it should be moving a certain way like riding a bike or walking. that sends a signal to the brain as well. that's part of the rewiring process. next for her, the wrd of occupational therapy. how to ...