Hi Dr. Tobias just wanted to share I normally have a pretty good attitude despite my stroke at such a young age...33, Milestone dates are usually particularly tough I hit my 3 year mark in 2 weeks, but your support and expertise really keeps me going so I just wanted to say Thank you! God Bless!
Thanks for sharing your upcoming "milestone" TJ! I am so glad you have found these videos helpful. I will be thinking about you as this day approaches. 🙏
Hey Harris, Kurt here,bit by bit, just keep it going and be very positive and optimistic about your recovery goals , we all know its tough, but we just keep on going!
Hi Dr wanted to say a Huge THANK YOU in my case after having a stroke super young (22) i was stuck in my progress for the last 10+ years, until now as i know that following😢 your advise ill achieve the rest of my recovery God Bless you! Best wishes for you too!
I walk a lot and as soon as the fatigue starts, the extensor synergy starts, step break with relaxation and exercise with a purple box with and without a skateboard I think will help me. Thank you and have a nice week.
So grateful for these videos! I have chiari malformation that has left me with spasticity in my right arm and leg. You have helped educate me on what is really going on, what I can focus on and empowering me to work on it everyday! Which is more than I can say for any doctor I have gone to see. So thank you thank you thank you!!!! ❤
hi Dr, Tobias, sy sdh 11 thn penyakit stroke sy tinggal di medan sumatra utara indonesia, trimakasi atas keterangan yg disampaikan dengan jelas dan terarah. thank you GOD bless us.
Hey, Tara, Kurt here from Trinidad, 20 months with the stroke and this is by far one of the best videos for my spastic left leg, thanks so much and God bless you tremendously!
Tara thank you so very much for these videos. I have MS and have been battling my legs for what seems like forever. You have given me hope with these hip and walking videos! Both of my legs straighten right out and there is NO releasing them until they relax. Left leg is worse than right leg right now but they can both be really bad. God bless you Tara and thank you again
I have a left side weakness due to brain cancer, and though I don' expect myself to gain full mobility ever again, your videos really help in feeling better
Thank you Dr... I'm close to being smooth and fluid with my walking gait. I want to conquer this as soon as possible. This video has helped me out greatly. I will start implementing these things tomorrow at the gym. Thank you so much and Happy New Year....
Wow! thank you for this video! I really like how you broke things down into easy, basic steps to get the neurological connection going. You helped give me language for what I was noticing about my own walking/running. I’m 26, played soccer all my life and I learned it’s quite an asymmetrical sport with our body. So now I am trying to relearn how to connect myself with different muscles and it’s a struggle. A lot of the exercises I am given to help with getting the leg up frustrate me because I don’t have that neurological connection to the muscles I’m supposed to be using. So I really like videos like yours where it’s way back to the basics.
Thanks, I needed these exercises, I fell down stairs and knocked my right leg and hip out of place,they put it back in ,but still having trouble with my balance and walking
Thanks for all your videos. I had a right brain stroke followed by a fall wick damaged my left hip muscles in moving fairly well now but I could use some safe muscle in that hip building moves.
Thank you so much Dr Tara Tobias for these superb exercises for hip movements. I tried all these exercises while watching this video. I performed at an average grades. BUT I was unable to do the heel first. Kindly post something on about slapping gait. Thanks again
Tara hi, thank you so so much, this video is super helpful for me since I have a heavy leg after recurrent myelitis (not ms related). I’ve tried practicing your advice of relax/ heel this entire morning and I think it works wonders!! I seriously walk much better now playing your words “relax/ heel” in my head, like this was a missing puzzle in my rehab process. God bless 🙏
Hi ,Dr. Nice to find you here, I have pain in my legs ,muscle difficulty of walking I use a stick to help can not stand up more than 5 minutes, the RI I made nothing is wrong in my spine, hope your videos help me , I will watch and practice , thanks
Hi Dr. Tobias I can't Thank you enough for sharing your video's you have set me up for Victory!! I'm in my second year post stroke, by you explaining/demonstrating what Spasticity/High tone is has gotten me through many hard days because it's a different workout. I just ordered the Leg Bands.. can't wait to see how they work. Thank You so, so much!! ❤❤😀😀 THANK You Dr. Tobias..
Thank you so very much. I'm a new subscriber. I take warfarin. I had an experience at the post office where as I was leaving the counter and started walking away my right leg froze and my gait and upper torso kept moving. Terrible experience. Thank God I didn't hit the floor. Question : will these exercises assist in prevention?. I'm already practicing the heel and relax method.
I've lost hope..my ex PTs.. tried and found nothing but a decline..I don't know if I should keep trying despite my mental health not helping after all that I've been through 😢
Hi Dr. Tobias, thanks for all that you do here. I really need some advice. I am 42 yrs old, had a stroke last May. I am working with a physical therapist. My left side side is effected by the stroke. My physical therapist has had me do a lot of weight bearing and exercises on that feet. My entire foot, ankle and toes, have been swelling with pain especially the ankle. It seems to swell bad after each session. I have told and even showed pictures of my 2 feet, so he could see the difference. He did not go easier with the exercises. I have worked with several different pt from different companies. I am staying with this therapist because he 'walks' me some, versus some that just left me to work out at exercise machines for half the session. I want to know if these strenuous exercises that cause my feet to swell would actually do more damage than the intended good. I am so frustrated because of the pain and I am so worried. What should be the right thing to do? In the mean while, I am using ice and heat and also a leg air compression sleeve, along with pain cream and patches. All advice is appreciated. Please help, anyone.
Hi. Your situation sounds frightening. Nothing should hurt like that. To the swelling, elevate the leg above your heart when resting. Unless you have some kind of blockage - something only a scan can see... you should get some relief. Ultrasound. Good luck.
I agree, you need further scans to rule out clots. That said, your PT is correct in working to strengthen and restore function. I had problems with my affected side swelling for about 3 years, until I was able to utilize it more. This, as I understand it, is a normal result of a stroke. The more you utilize it, the better circulation.
Good day dr Tara , above shared video is so helpful. The way you both explain the cause of the problem. Also , how to overcome the problem. Dr i also wanted to brief that i do have water retention ( side effect of the medicines) . Please do guide and suggest me how to overcome the same .
Hi, I haven't had a stroke but I might have PLS. I have trouble walking the last two years and ran 43 years before that. I'm very stiff especially my legs. Sometimes i get dizzy too.
Thank you for sharing all your advice and expertise. I have a left side deficit. My leg is in spasticity alway. I have to consciously tell myself to relax my leg e I while in bed.
Hello my stroke was in 2018 I think my left leg is fairly strong as it goes I have no trouble getting my leg high enough to put on a second step I am just getting some ham string engagement some ankle. I've been pretty loose I was heavily into yoga before my stroke and have managed to keep loose. So I started with agood baseline.
Hello Tara, l just received my 4th iv of Stem-cells. lve improved by leaps & bounds. I’ve been taking super beets & wanted to get your opinion on nitric oxide? Does anyone know of a fda regulated brand? By watching your approach it has made it easier & lve had to relearn a lot but still a long too go! Thanks again, Carlton Ballard
I have been diagnosed with MS for 20 years and the last four years I have to use a walker and a scooter to get around 😔 I have fallen so many times that I have injured my left side I cannot rotate my left ankle or bend my toes I thought I needed a hip replacement I am attending Physical Therapy for the last four years and I feel I’m getting better but it’s taking a long time But I will not give up My core is so weak Cannot even pick myself up off the floor, unless I crawl to something and pull myself up I feel like I’m gonna be stuck like this for ever Again I will not give up trying 💪🏼🧡🧡
I suffered a gunshot to the head, there is a significant area of scare tissue, I believe that the brain can do self adjustment, it has affected my left side ,the damage was done on the right side, please can you help me
When I march, my affected leg's knee doesn't track properly track, it's all over the place adducting, abducting. Do you have a video that addresses that? Thank you!
I do have a question for you about the resistance band. Have you by any chance used this on any of the taller people in your care? According to some of the reviews, it is a problem for those on the taller side such as those 5'10" and above. I was wondering if you had any experience with this?
Hi Fred! Great question! I have used it on some taller guys but no guarantees :) . 2 things might help 1. connect the resistance band in sitting where there will be less distance between waist and hip 2. you can add extra carabiners to add length to the resistance band. Also, since we are using the resistance to "assist" versus "resist" it might be better to have it a little shorter especially if your tone is really strong. I hope that helps!
If you go to the video title it will say how many people watched and how many days ago it was posted, followed by more. Click that and it will list the products. Hope that helps.
The muscles in my legs are so stiff i can hardly walk. I used to be athletic, could run, lift etc. Im 59 and im crippled, i dont know if its PAD or what
After my stroke my knees feel like a squeaky door and the pain is unbearable. As i approach steps and start to climb half way though the leg wants to give out from excruciating pain. Any thoughts?
Hello, I really enjoy your channel, there are things you can do to improve. One, stop saying “ you can’t to save your life, VERY NEGATIVE. PLUS it does not go with the sign on your wall. Oh, and a much better sign would be “Believe it till you make it! Just saying.😊🤗
Those are good ones,but on that first set of exercises,when you was lying on the mat with the leg hanging out ,my leg barely get off the floor,is that ok,or will that get better in time?
Hi Dr. Tobias just wanted to share I normally have a pretty good attitude despite my stroke at such a young age...33, Milestone dates are usually particularly tough I hit my 3 year mark in 2 weeks, but your support and expertise really keeps me going so I just wanted to say Thank you! God Bless!
Thanks for sharing your upcoming "milestone" TJ! I am so glad you have found these videos helpful. I will be thinking about you as this day approaches. 🙏
I’m fixing to hit my 4 year mark in a month. I was 51. I’m barely getting more better at accepting my situation.
@@craftyplanner Im sorry to hear this, I'm doing the best with what I can but it is tougher some days than others, much love!
Hey Harris, Kurt here,bit by bit, just keep it going and be very positive and optimistic about your recovery goals , we all know its tough, but we just keep on going!
That's what I need
I have years and years of videos to watch. Learned so much in a months time from Dr. Tara!
Hi Dr wanted to say a Huge THANK YOU in my case after having a stroke super young (22) i was stuck in my progress for the last 10+ years, until now as i know that following😢 your advise ill achieve the rest of my recovery God Bless you! Best wishes for you too!
I walk a lot and as soon as the fatigue starts, the extensor synergy starts, step break with relaxation and exercise with a purple box with and without a skateboard I think will help me. Thank you and have a nice week.
So grateful for these videos! I have chiari malformation that has left me with spasticity in my right arm and leg. You have helped educate me on what is really going on, what I can focus on and empowering me to work on it everyday! Which is more than I can say for any doctor I have gone to see. So thank you thank you thank you!!!! ❤
hi Dr, Tobias, sy sdh 11 thn penyakit stroke sy tinggal di medan sumatra utara indonesia, trimakasi atas keterangan yg disampaikan dengan jelas dan terarah. thank you GOD bless us.
Hey, Tara, Kurt here from Trinidad, 20 months with the stroke and this is by far one of the best videos for my spastic left leg, thanks so much and God bless you tremendously!
Thanks for watching Kurt! I am so glad you found this one helpful!
Tara thank you so very much for these videos. I have MS and have been battling my legs for what seems like forever. You have given me hope with these hip and walking videos! Both of my legs straighten right out and there is NO releasing them until they relax. Left leg is worse than right leg right now but they can both be really bad. God bless you Tara and thank you again
Same diagnosis and my left side is the biggest issue. I understand your problem!!! 🧡
@@shygurl32003 same and same here
I have a left side weakness due to brain cancer, and though I don' expect myself to gain full mobility ever again, your videos really help in feeling better
Tara, you are truly a blessing!!! Thank you so much from Indiana
Thanks for this video looking forward to trying the resistance band to help with knee and hip movement. Have a great week
Hi Fred! I am so glad you are going to implement that exercise. I hope it helps!
Thank you Dr... I'm close to being smooth and fluid with my walking gait. I want to conquer this as soon as possible. This video has helped me out greatly. I will start implementing these things tomorrow at the gym. Thank you so much and Happy New Year....
Thanks!
Thank you so much Frank! I really appreciate your kindness. I truly hope this means you found this video helpful 😊
i was dx'd as MS in June. your vlogs have been game changer for me. ataxic and really crappy balance. thank you for what you do.
Grateful for the tools u share with us weekly 🙌..ur videos have literally rehabilitate my limitations 🙏🏻
I really need your help please
My problem is with my ankle rotating out
Wow! thank you for this video! I really like how you broke things down into easy, basic steps to get the neurological connection going. You helped give me language for what I was noticing about my own walking/running. I’m 26, played soccer all my life and I learned it’s quite an asymmetrical sport with our body. So now I am trying to relearn how to connect myself with different muscles and it’s a struggle. A lot of the exercises I am given to help with getting the leg up frustrate me because I don’t have that neurological connection to the muscles I’m supposed to be using. So I really like videos like yours where it’s way back to the basics.
Hi Doctor, I have to say that I really appreciate your videos and find that they are great to watch. 🎉❤
Thanks Dr Tobias. I have a stiff left leg that and the muscles in the back of my left leg is weak
Thank you,Dr your videos are very simple to understand and implement,I really learn alot from you
I hv the same problem because of muscular Destrophy,these exercises help me alot,Thankuu Sooo Much 🙏🙏
Thanks, I needed these exercises, I fell down stairs and knocked my right leg and hip out of place,they put it back in ,but still having trouble with my balance and walking
Thanks for all your videos. I had a right brain stroke followed by a fall wick damaged my left hip muscles in moving fairly well now but I could use some safe muscle in that hip building moves.
Thank you, Dr Tara Tobias. You are a blessing 🙏😍
Thanks for the the videos .For beginners any specific exercise should be repeated ten times to follow exactly.
Extremely grateful for your insight, time and energy on your videos!
This is a great video to help me with my weak heavy limb post laminectomy.
Omg thanks alot Dr Tara, I think you're reading my mind nowadays😊😊 another great video.
Thank you so much Dr Tara Tobias for these superb exercises for hip movements. I tried all these exercises while watching this video. I performed at an average grades. BUT I was unable to do the heel first.
Kindly post something on about slapping gait.
Thanks again
Great idea for a future video Arjun! Thank you!
Tara hi, thank you so so much, this video is super helpful for me since I have a heavy leg after recurrent myelitis (not ms related). I’ve tried practicing your advice of relax/ heel this entire morning and I think it works wonders!! I seriously walk much better now playing your words “relax/ heel” in my head, like this was a missing puzzle in my rehab process. God bless 🙏
Hi ,Dr. Nice to find you here, I have pain in my legs ,muscle difficulty of walking I use a stick to help can not stand up more than 5 minutes, the RI I made nothing is wrong in my spine, hope your videos help me , I will watch and practice , thanks
Dr. Tobias this really hit the nail on the head! This will be added to my exercises! Thx Dr. Tobias
Where can I get a set up like the one you used with the stretch bands and belt around the waist for helping walk better with my heavy leg?!
Thanks alot for such help
...a lot...
Thanks for the video 🙏
God bless u
Excellent video Dr Tobias! Many thanks.
Your videos really giving me hope after 5 years
best channel ever. thoughts on kneeling squats?
Hello, How do you preform these exercises with no balance?
I feel the same
I lean against the wall or hold onto a counter or sturdy, heavy chair or gets my son to help me wishing you all the best🫶🏼
Very nice to follow 👍🙏🏻🇮🇳
Another 👍video. Thank you 😊
Hi Dr. Tobias I can't Thank you enough for sharing your video's you have set me up for Victory!! I'm in my second year post stroke, by you explaining/demonstrating what Spasticity/High tone is has gotten me through many hard days because it's a different workout. I just ordered the Leg Bands.. can't wait to see how they work. Thank You so, so much!! ❤❤😀😀 THANK You Dr. Tobias..
Thank you for watching and for sharing your story! I am so glad the videos are helping you! Keep going! You got this!
Thank you for this video
All the best
Belt and band is not in the description? A link please.
Wow your videos are amazing. Getting such great information.
Thank you God bless you, just what needed
Thank you so very much. I'm a new subscriber. I take warfarin. I had an experience at the post office where as I was leaving the counter and started walking away my right leg froze and my gait and upper torso kept moving. Terrible experience. Thank God I didn't hit the floor. Question : will these exercises assist in prevention?. I'm already practicing the heel and relax method.
Thank you for these videos, they are very helpful. My neurologist has never spoke about the hip flexor to me.
Hi Wendy! Thanks for watching! I am glad you found this one helpful.
Fantastic video! Love your timing👏🏾👍🏿
Hi James! I hope that means it was helpful :)
Great video!!
I've lost hope..my ex PTs.. tried and found nothing but a decline..I don't know if I should keep trying despite my mental health not helping after all that I've been through 😢
Don’t give up💪🏼🫶🏼
Hi Dr. Tobias, thanks for all that you do here. I really need some advice. I am 42 yrs old, had a stroke last May. I am working with a physical therapist. My left side side is effected by the stroke. My physical therapist has had me do a lot of weight bearing and exercises on that feet. My entire foot, ankle and toes, have been swelling with pain especially the ankle. It seems to swell bad after each session. I have told and even showed pictures of my 2 feet, so he could see the difference. He did not go easier with the exercises. I have worked with several different pt from different companies. I am staying with this therapist because he 'walks' me some, versus some that just left me to work out at exercise machines for half the session. I want to know if these strenuous exercises that cause my feet to swell would actually do more damage than the intended good. I am so frustrated because of the pain and I am so worried. What should be the right thing to do? In the mean while, I am using ice and heat and also a leg air compression sleeve, along with pain cream and patches. All advice is appreciated. Please help, anyone.
Hi. Your situation sounds frightening. Nothing should hurt like that.
To the swelling, elevate the leg above your heart when resting. Unless you have some kind of blockage - something only a scan can see... you should get some relief.
Ultrasound. Good luck.
I agree, you need further scans to rule out clots. That said, your PT is correct in working to strengthen and restore function. I had problems with my affected side swelling for about 3 years, until I was able to utilize it more. This, as I understand it, is a normal result of a stroke. The more you utilize it, the better circulation.
Thank you.
Thanks for the video
Good day dr Tara , above shared video is so helpful. The way you both explain the cause of the problem. Also , how to overcome the problem. Dr i also wanted to brief that i do have water retention ( side effect of the medicines) . Please do guide and suggest me how to overcome the same .
Hi, I haven't had a stroke but I might have PLS. I have trouble walking the last two years and ran 43 years before that. I'm very stiff especially my legs. Sometimes i get dizzy too.
Can you try hydro therapy?
@@FullTimePatient37 Hi. I'll look into it.
Could you please demonstrate how to make th first steps to walk with quad stick. My involved leg does not move regularly. It gets stuck
Terrific video and very helpful - thank you ❤
Hey Tara, have I told you how much I appreciate you? A guy named Maurice
Maurice!!! 🙋🏻♀
Hi, I am wondering if you have any advice for dystonia of my L leg, hip especially? Thanks
Nothing has helped me unfortunately..I have general dystonia 😢
Can you talk about runners dystonia
I have general Dystonia..I have never Heard of runners Dystonia
This video is for me , no doubt
Same🫶🏼
Where can I buy Resistance band belt. I had foot dropped since I had my stroked since 2011
Thank you for sharing all your advice and expertise. I have a left side deficit. My leg is in spasticity alway. I have to consciously tell myself to relax my leg e I while in bed.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your story!
This was so helpful, I fell 3 months ago and struggle to lift my leg
And I do have the core device and the booty belt,but a lil nervous on the booty belt,maybe I try with a walker
Same
Hello my stroke was in 2018 I think my left leg is fairly strong as it goes I have no trouble getting my leg high enough to put on a second step I am just getting some ham string engagement some ankle. I've been pretty loose I was heavily into yoga before my stroke and have managed to keep loose. So I started with agood baseline.
Where can u buy the core mat
Dr, T- Did you do something similar for the heavy arm?
Hello Tara, l just received my 4th iv of Stem-cells. lve improved by leaps & bounds. I’ve been taking super beets & wanted to get your opinion on nitric oxide? Does anyone know of a fda regulated brand? By watching your approach it has made it easier & lve had to relearn a lot but still a long too go!
Thanks again, Carlton Ballard
Hi, I’m able to lift my leg to go up and down stairs, into a bath tub but it gets wobbly with no control. What can I do
I had a stoke and my hold right side is effect I can't use my arm or leg I have a stiff and heavy leg and arrm could you give me some excises
I have been diagnosed with MS for 20 years and the last four years I have to use a walker and a scooter to get around 😔
I have fallen so many times that
I have injured my left side
I cannot rotate my left ankle or bend my toes
I thought I needed a hip replacement
I am attending Physical Therapy for the last four years and I feel I’m getting better but it’s taking a long time
But I will not give up My core is so weak
Cannot even pick myself up off the floor, unless I crawl to something and pull myself up
I feel like I’m gonna be stuck like this for ever
Again
I will not give up trying
💪🏼🧡🧡
Ditto here. 24 years, right leg. Just keep fighting.
I suffered a gunshot to the head, there is a significant area of scare tissue, I believe that the brain can do self adjustment, it has affected my left side ,the damage was done on the right side, please can you help me
My god. This is exactly my problem. My legs won’t lift and I often get stiff straight legs. My first job is to buy a physio table for home.
Hi Steve! Thanks for watching and for sharing your story. I have a link for a mat table that works great in the description to this video :)
Exactly
I can lift and bend my left leg with ease if I am sitting or laying but if I’m standing no can do. Nothing! It’s heavy & stiff and will not move!
My biggest problem is my left hand and arm, I have to walk normally and eventually run again Kind Blessings
Marc
Donde puedo conseguir la bandas
When I march, my affected leg's knee doesn't track properly track, it's all over the place adducting, abducting. Do you have a video that addresses that? Thank you!
What is this band called
Thank u so much madam ❤️ love u so much madam 🙏 because i am parallise
I do have a question for you about the resistance band. Have you by any chance used this on any of the taller people in your care? According to some of the reviews, it is a problem for those on the taller side such as those 5'10" and above. I was wondering if you had any experience with this?
Hi Fred! Great question! I have used it on some taller guys but no guarantees :) . 2 things might help 1. connect the resistance band in sitting where there will be less distance between waist and hip 2. you can add extra carabiners to add length to the resistance band. Also, since we are using the resistance to "assist" versus "resist" it might be better to have it a little shorter especially if your tone is really strong. I hope that helps!
I can't find a resistance band belt. Please help
Hi karen! Thanks for watching and for your question! Link is in the description.
@@rehabhqofficial I don't understand response
@@rehabhqofficial thanks
If you go to the video title it will say how many people watched and how many days ago it was posted, followed by more. Click that and it will list the products. Hope that helps.
Top!
I'm dying to fix this limp and swing I have
Same🫶🏼
That you Dr.Tara this video was full of Gems 💎 ❤
The muscles in my legs are so stiff i can hardly walk. I used to be athletic, could run, lift etc. Im 59 and im crippled, i dont know if its PAD or what
After my stroke my knees feel like a squeaky door and the pain is unbearable. As i approach steps and start to climb half way though the leg wants to give out from excruciating pain. Any thoughts?
Thanks for watching and for the question! Yes, I have a couple of videos on this. Search on YT "rehab hq and knee pain". I hope it helps!
Can someone have this without stroke?
I’m sure I have Multiple sclerosis and I’m going to purchase the belt attachment🫶🏼
Tobias I'm having heavy leg after brain stroke how to reduce leg weight
What’s happening when both legs are heavy and you have severe pain in the groin area and not able to walk
I had a stroke 2 years ago , I have problem balance and foot drop. Any advice on what I can do at home for this,I can't afford therapy, thanks
Hello, I really enjoy your channel, there are things you can do to improve. One, stop saying “ you can’t to save your life, VERY NEGATIVE. PLUS it does not go with the sign on your wall. Oh, and a much better sign would be “Believe it till you make it! Just saying.😊🤗
Excersize begin here 5:50
This video IS for me. Thank you!
Hi Laura! Great to see you this week! I am so glad this video was helpful for you 😊
Dr thanks for the video
I can’t get up off the floor without help
I use to skate 😭
HUGS 🫂 it's tough 😭 I used to run walk now it's a wheelchair era 😔
🙏🏻😍
Those are good ones,but on that first set of exercises,when you was lying on the mat with the leg hanging out ,my leg barely get off the floor,is that ok,or will that get better in time?
This is what I'm struggling with..
Great to see you this week Tyrell! I hope these exercises will help 😊
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