How to move a STROKE LEG
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- čas přidán 30. 12. 2022
- If you had a Neurological disease like stroke or spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury and your leg is flaccid or just flimsy and feels very heavy, then this video might help you.
After a neurological disease, sometimes one side gets hemiplegia and the arm or leg becomes flaccid or flimsy and you might not feel any muscle contraction or even sensation on that leg. The feeling you get is like you paralyzed on jist one side of the body. Sometimes it could just be one limb. In this video we will try to wake up that leg to facilitate muscle tone. We will be using fast tapping, brushing and even vibration to wake up that leg.
We will be on our bed or even laying on your couch in this video. You will need a long back scratcher or spatula, hairbrush, and some sort of device that vibrates preferably a massage gun.
The first area that we need to facilitate is our buttocks. Lie on your good side with the affected side on top. Place a pillow between your legs. Using a long back scratcher or a spatula, tap your buttocks or your glutes for about 30 seconds. Then try to move your leg down by sliding your thigh back from the pillow.
Next we will facilitate the muscles responsible in bending your knee. Tap your hamstring muscles for 30 seconds from closest to your knee going up to your buttocks. After 30 seconds, do your best to try to bend your knee backwards, the pillow will help you in sliding that knee.
At this point we won’t be facilitating your calf muscle because more than likely, your foot is already in that position and we don’t want to exacerbate plantar flexion. So we will be facilitating the front part of our leg this time. You will still be laying to your side. And push your leg down to make it straighter and to give you a better access to your hip flexors. Still use fast tapping, or brushing or fast vibeation on your thigh or your quadriceps muscles from closest to the knee going upwards to your hip. After 30 seconds try to slide your stroke leg or affected leg downwards and to the front. Is she back and try to do it one more time. Once you feel that your muscle is not responding or is already tired, just stop and rest.
The last area that we need to facilitate is the front of your lower leg. Avoid tapping or brushing the bony area. Look for the muscle to the side of that bone and outwards.
Tap that muscle from closest to the ankle upward to wards your knee. After 30 seconds, try your best to move your foot and toes upward towards your knee.
Try to do this techniques as many times as you can until you have more visible muscle contraction and movement on that leg. If spasticity is starting to develop and your leg becomes tighter, you can stop doing this method and practice controlling the finer movements of your leg.
#strokerecovery #stroke #hemiplegia
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Disclaimer:
This video should not replace the necessity of visiting your doctor or getting your occupational therapy session done. Please consult your primary care physician before doing any of this. The video is for educational purposes only.
By performing any fitness exercises, you are performing them at your own risk. Skills and wellness will not be responsible or liable for any injury or harm you sustain as a result of our fitness program.
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Thank you so much. Provides great help to people. Good luck
Thank you so much for making and sharing this video Nathan. I will try it out on my dad who suffered a stroke on his right arm and leg. Hopefully it will also motivate him to consistently try where he has already given up hope. I sincerely appreciate all the videos that you do for helping us all
For sure. Your dad is lucky to have you.
Thank you very much for share doc
Thanks for your sharing 🙏
Stroke survivor ❤
thank you for this. will be trying it out!
Thanks Nathan nice video bro
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
No problem
Nice informative video.
Very helpful and you have help me alot God bless you for the videos happy New year
Thank you too
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Thanks all your videos which help a lot patients x wish you have A Happy New Year
Happy new year to you too
Thanks for the vid!
You are welcome.
Thank you😮
You are welcome
I'm getting charlie horses in my leg i'm doing your exercises it's helping me thank you so much.
Blessings
Glad to help. But see your doctor. Your electrolites might need to be checked
I really hope this works
Thank you sa mga video mo nka tulong sakin tlga
you are welcome po
Is the leg massager helpful in recovering leg movement? Also really appreciate the motivation to keep exercising from your videos, thank you 😊🙏🏼
What's the tapping for? Also, what if the leg can't feel the tapping? Thx for video
Need this
Keep fighting
I will definitely be trying this on my mom she is post stroke 6 years i believe this will work for her
I am happy that your mom has a child like you who is very involved with her recovery
Can you please do more video for the leg the physical therapy doesn’t give lots of exercise I have to go online to look for exercise ❤
For sure. You can also check out my playlist for parkinsons exercises as it also helps improve endurance. 🙏🏼❤️
❤ try the hand massage i dont yet it will work for me
Update us if it helped you. Im based in the US
Above shared video seems very helpful. Problem with me is i need the help of my care taker to help me lie down . Cannot bend my knee as too much of stiffness
Yes. Ask for help for now until the stiffness is better.
Awesome video. Would I use this technique for extremely tight leg, especially the upper leg. I also have dropped and inverted fight. Do you have exercises for that too? Thanks Nathan
This is not for tight or spastic leg. I will stretch and mobilize a tight leg. I do have a video for drop foot. But if it is tight as well, you need to stretch it
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Hello my aunt had a stroke 2 months ago can you please respond to give me some pointer tips for her
❤ where are you
We followed the instructions, however, his legs still have no movements. What can we do with this method? He is 3 - year post stroke. Thank you for any further advice.
Is it already stiff and tight? It might be spastic already. And it wont happen with just one session. The brain is the one injured after a stroke. Repetition is necessary
I have my stroke over six how get my balance back I can a bit not perfect I would look to walk and swing my arms
Tank you for this video,I have stroke1 year I can work, can I work again
You are welcome. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
advisable po pa e massage therapy ang stroke patient sir?
Hi is it normfor someone having this issue after three months of his/her stroke?
Sometimes flaccidity lasts longer. Continue to try to wake up your leg buy doing these techniques. If you can, see your therapist and follow up with your neuro doctor for specific treatments
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My sister had a stroke with left leg and arm all of a sudden on wednesday . She has sensation in both but arm completely flacid and leg foot flacid . I will try both your videos .she is just 48 years old . Please share anuthing that might 🙏🙏
Check out my enture series in the playlist section
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS thank you so much . How you explain makes so much sense .
My stock time has 8 month my finger cannot open and leg pls tell me exercise my stock in right side
Noted
Does it work after more than 1 year of stroke?
Try it. But i think you should do the next stage of treatment because i think after ome year of stroke there is some spasticity developing already
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