Spastic Foot Exercises and Stretches
Vložit
- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- If you are having difficulty walking, because your foot is spastic, stiff or rigid pointing down, you might want to watch this video and do the exercises with me. This is not for foot drop but for a spastic foot and leg.
When you have a foot that is stiff, rigid and pointed down, it is very difficult to walk because you want your foot to be flexible and able to go flat on the floor to walk properly. The reason why your foot, toes and ankle is like that is because of spasticity from a stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury or other nuerological disease. We need to manage that in order for you to go back to walking more easily and properly and reduce falling. We need to stretch and exercise your foot as often as we can, in order to get the results that we want
First thing that we need to do is to make sure that we are able to bend the knee. This is because it will make it easier for us to stretch your ankles when our knee is also relaxed. So we will first sit on a chair or on your couch or at the side of your bed. Initially, your leg will be straight and stiff. Bend your knee very slowly while letting gravity assist you in doing so. Once you’re able to bend your knee, bring your lower leg further back to slowly stretch your calf muscle, and make your ankle and foot more limber. Hold that position for a minute.
Second, we will need to use a water bottle or anything cylindrical that is strong enough to carry the weight of your leg and foot. Slowly roll it under your foot for a minute or for as long as you can.
Third, we will need to use a belt. Put it around the foot of your stroke leg and pull your foot to point your toes up. Hold that for a minute or longer. By the way, you can do this exercises while watching TV or listening to your favorite music.
Fourth, we will need a rolled up towel, or if you have a wedge, use that. You can also use a cheap and relatively thin chopping board on a book to make a wedge. We will first do this sitting down. Place your foot on top of that, rolled up towel or wedge, and hold that for a minute or so.
Fifth, we will be doing the same stretch, but standing up. Stand up and put your foot on that, rolled up towel or wedge, and hold that position for a minute or so.
Sixth, we need to bring your affected leg back. Keep your. stroke leg straight while bending the front leg from the knee. Do this 10 times.
Seventh exercise, is squats. Support yourself with a walker or chair or you can also do this by your kitchen sink and hold yourself up. Slowly do high squats and go back up 10 times.
Eighth exercise is weight-bearing on the affected leg. Bring both feet and shoulder with or 1 foot apart and put most of your weight on your affected leg. If you can bring your good leg up while leaning on your affected side do that. A variation for that is bringing your unaffected leg and foot forward to the side and to the back. Do that several times.
And the ninth exercise is walking. Use an assistive device first if your ankle and foot is still tight. Watch the previous video if this part is still difficult for you.
And lastly, where are your ankle foot orthosis regularly.
#strokerecovery #multiplesclerosis #traumaticbraininjury
=================================
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.
===============================
Follow me on instagram: / skillsandwellness
I HAS BEEN WATCHING YOUR VIDEO FOR A WILE. I HAD A BRAIN SURGERY AND STROKE AND ANOTHER BRAIN SURGERY AND CEMO THARRAPY. I HAVE BEEN IN BED FOR 2 YEARS AND NOW I’M ON THE PATH OF RECOVERING. I LOST MY VOICE AND MENTAL STRENGTH. I COULD NOT READ OR WRITE. BUT SLOWLY I AM RECOVERING. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS TYPE OF VIDEO. IT PUSH MY DOWN FEELING.
Happy to help more people through my videos
Bless you po and yes this one or his vids really could help loads of people out there! Been sharing it a lot 👌💪❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏 bless you po full healing!!! Amen 🙏
I AM WATCHING YOUR VIDEO FOR A WILL. ITS HELPING ME
Thank you , this is great for people who trying healing on their own with video instructor . Thank you again may the Lord Bless Thee !! 🙏🙏
Thats the goal. Thank you and God bless you too
Thank you kind sir for your wonderful videos. I just had a stroke last week and my left side arm and leg suffered. Luckily I have fairly good use of my leg. I can stand fairly strong and limp around OK but there still is a slight chance of me loosing balance and falling. But my left arm and especially hand are to pot. And I'm a musician that enjoys playing the guitar and bass guitars. So I can't now at all. Sad times for me😢. I subscribe to your channel and am going to watch all your videos on exercises for stroke re habitation. I hope u 😅have some good ones for getting my hand and fingers to open and close quickly. Thanks again for you awesome channel and videos.
Dear Sujit , Remember God is Great, don't loose ur Hope , be positive, I am sure you will recover as early possible. Bcs we are with you .
Thank you so much brother god bless you
Thank you so much dear. I again say that you are doing great work for the ailing people
This I think the same.
❤️❤️❤️
Thank you guys
You're great!!!! Sharing loads to my Facebook Pages mostly for my Ate nga bag o pa na stroke
Galing mo po!!!!! Maraming Salamat sa great video 💪👌❤️❤️❤️🥂
This video is really useful for my bending leg finger while walking. Thanks for your support
Thank you too
my name is Tom and I have ALS Lou garrett disease so i have drop foot in both feet I will be watching your vedios to help me Thank you very much
ThankQ.
Dear Nathan, I find your videos extremely helpful. Can you show us some exercises on the inclined plane to get rid of ankle spasticity? I bought an adjustable wooden incline but I don't know exactly how to use it: should I climb it with bent or straight knees? How long should I stay like this, how many times a day?
I can stand, I can walk, I can bend my knee, but I have spasticity in my leg and ankle, which makes walking difficult. I can climb that inclined plane without problems and I can bend my knees. I assume that the tips of the fingers must be directed upwards and the heel must be down, not to detach from the inclined plane. What other exercises can be done on the inclined plane? Thank you in advance!
Amazing video Nathan!👍
I am a stroke patient. My knee bending is completely normal now but I experience very bad curling in my toes. When I walk my toes on the affected leg curl downward due to which my foot does not land flat and this makes walking very difficult. Could you please guide me to resolve this issue or link me to your video if you have already made a video on this? Thank you!
thank, very used full, i love this chanel
Thank you so much
Thank you sir Nathan for sharing video will help mepaalam
It's so nice of you to tell us about alternatives like plank. Because not all people have devices . And if members of the group have ideas, write them here to spread the benefit andThank you so much
Agreed. Im always open to other suggestions
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS I know Doctor, you are a very wonderful person. thanks a lot
Thanks for this🖒🖒🖒
My pleasure 😊
Hi, Sir. Thank you for sharing your videos. I am a stroke survivor for 2 years this month. I can use my affected right arm but not 100%. I can cook, wash the dishes, fold the clothes and cut veggies. My problem is my affected foot, I can walk but I can't raise my foot like my unaffected foot.
try the exercises in this video. but if you have a drop foot, try this: czcams.com/video/BzC7IAuahuM/video.html
Excelentes ensinamentos
Great thanks you, yo no hablo Ingles pero queria hacerle una pregunta, Mi paciente no tiene equilibrio cuando esta en position bipeda como puede mejorar su equilibrio y su cocoordination?
Gracias
Pls show the exercise arm swing walk after stroke
Great exercises. I was told I have dropped foot. I just think it is spasticity and I think that I need to exercise my foot and ankle. I will have to check with my therapist next. I love your videos. Very helpful. Keep it up!!!
Yes please. See your therapist then carey in with your home work
Hindi
You the bomb
you are good heart
Awww. Thanks 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Lipay gyud ko sa imong vlog .nakatabang nako kaayo tnx amping ug godbless
Amping sad mo dha. Padayun lng jid exercise
How about spasticity toes curling down?
What i can doo?
I am not able to bend mykne i am a not anble ro bend my knee stroke patient
If I wear an AFO, do I wear doing these exercises??
Also Stroke patient have both hand and leg spastic so cant use walker, so it is practical to show how?
Your exercises are helpful, but my problem with MS is spasticity in my foot/ankle/shin. But it doesn't point down it flexes up and becomes stiff and ankle freezes and shin is locked in a flexed position. What exercises can I do to help release and relieve the pain?
🙏
Do you have any exercise for my husband’s left foot. His left foot tends to flop to the leftside. He was prescribed a support (boot?) for his left foot and have it on while he sleeps at night…problem is that the insurance doesn’t cover it. Pls advice if there is an exercise he can so or how I can massage without doing anymore damage. Thank you. Just to let you know, you are very good in what you do. Thank you for sharing,
Yes try to search skills and wellness drop foot
Hi sir ,
paralysis patient can become to normal man ?
i am Paralasis patient for 3years+ . it seems impossible to get a normal man .
But I want to wake up sir to seeing you
You might get some movement and the goal for you is to prevent contracture formation. Keeping the arms and legs still limber so it wont be difficult to do day to day activities
Is there Possible can walk aperson sstroke after 5 months?
Yes. Keep fighting. Practice everyday
I had a stroke last year and still can’t use right foot ankle will not bend feels foot is stuck ii mud can you help me I also have left foot drop and wear also afo braces both legs can you help me Please
👍
If my foot drop was caused by quinine injection. Can it be collected with exercise?
You may still do it as it will help with getting the muscles stronger
Thomas again my toes dont bend ether
Thankyou sir.. i can't move my arms to handand leg to foot left side.. and i dont know what to focus on, if it's upper or lower.. please give me some advice and what exercise shall i do.. 😢😢😢
Bot. Try to do arm and leg exrrcises twice a day.
Leg effect at🍒
If both legs are effected how and what exercise and medicine or diet to be used and where to contact you.
It might be a different condition if it is both legs. Please get a diagnosis from a doctor
I fell and now have a spastic foot. No CVA.
Get your peripheral nerves check specially your spine.
Hi sir, can I walk again normal? Like I can walk but the problem is I'm suffering from foot inversion and also foot drop. I hope you can give me some advice for that. I'd been stroke 8 years from now
I have foot 🦶 drop from 4 years , can I recover my foot 🦶 please tell
Is it a foot drop or is it spastic? Main thing though to make sure you dont debelop a contracture where the foot is stuck in that pointed position
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS my left side hand and foot feel little bit weaker, and have muscle have contracture tightness with hand Drop and foot drop . please guide me is it possible to recover
gud pm sir kaya paba maibalik ung paglalakad after 2years
2years na po kc aq kaso d parin maayos po ung paglalakad q pero nkakapagbike na po ako
Pwede naman po basta everyday din po mag therapy. Mahirap pero hindi impossible