Leg Exercises On Your Bed for Seniors
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- If you are bedridden, is it your desire to stand up and walk again? Then you need to get your legs stronger. Watch this video and follow along with the exercises.
When you get sick like a stroke, or when you have surgery and you are staying in bed for a long time you will lose 20 to 30% of your strength each week. It will get increasingly difficult for you to stand up and walk again.
As an occupational therapist, it is important to establish goals with the patient. Having the ability to stand up as a goal is important Because you need to be able to do this during transfers from your bed to your wheelchair or to a bedside commode. It is also important that you were able to transfer from your bed to your wheelchair so that in case there’s an emergency it is easier to bring you out from your house.
So if you want to recover fast and your vital signs are stable, you need to do your exercises even when you are still bedridden.
These exercises were also improve your bed mobility to avoid having pressure ulcers.
In this video we will do leg exercises to prepare you when you have somebody to help you stand up and walk again.
The first exercise is knee to chest. Bring your knee to chest 10 times.
Second exercise is leg scissors. Keep your legs straight and slide it from your bed to open and close. Do this 10 times.
Third exercise is pelvic bridging. Bend your knees and bring your feet as close as you Can. Bring your hips to the ceiling 10 times.
The fourth exercise is pillow knee squeeze. Squeeze a pillow under your knee 10 times.
For the fifth exercise we will be kicking. Just bring your leg up and then kick 10 times.
The sixth exercise is straight leg racing. Keep your leg straight then bring it up as high as possible 10 times.
The seventh exercise is toes to your nose. The muscles from the front of your leg is one of the most neglected muscles to exercise but it is equally important when you stand up and walk. Just point your toes towards your nose 10 times.
Then lastly, we will be doing tiptoes. We need to strengthen our calves to improve our ability to push off legs when we start to take steps to walk. Keep your knees bent then bring your heels up. If you don’t have the strength to keep your legs steady in that position, just point your toes away from you. Do this 10 times.
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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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New subscriber. I am bed bound in hospital and I am unable to move my legs but watching these vids are telling my brain this is what I need to do, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Finally i have found you Doc
How to get better
Im stroke in 6 yrs po mild stroke po ako
Dahil sa hirap ng buhay sarili ko lng inasahan ko
Para gumaling ako
Left leg at left hand ang namamanhid sakin at medyo bolol ako mag salita
But little by little gumagaling npo ako
Kc minamasad ko sarili ko
At ito now ko lng po na search ang video mo Doc
Maraming salamat po
GOD BLESS 🙏🙏🙏
Just dont do it on a hospital bed
😅
If a person have Parkinson n both leg are weak n want to have his energy back again will exercise help him, n thanks
This will definitely help you
I just had a pontine stroke last November and I thought I couldn't stand and walk again. While in bed in the hospital, my simple travel goal was to go to the bathroom. I was thinking of crawling my way but afraid to fall from my bed. I just followed my therapist and eventually cleared for discharge after just a week of confinement. At home, I just kept repeating what my therapist told me and one day, I was able to do my business in the bathroom. I'd say that if you have the will to recover, just follow your Doctor very seriously.
Well said. ❤️❤️❤️
I also had a Pontine Stroke 7 months ago.
Pls give us an update.
Best of health to you!
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Wishing best of health
True that ❤
These are great exercises. I’m not bedridden, but suffer severe back and knee pain. I need to strengthen my legs, I’ll be doing these exercises every morning starting today. Thank you. 😉
Thanks very much. I got my eight leg amputated under the knee 8 years ago, and my left foot is fitted with screws and plates, thus i gained a lot of weight as i cannot walk far. I stumbled tonight on this video and started with the execises as i am realy unfit. God bless you, my prayers are with all who needs help and to regain their strenght in Jesus name
I have been bedbound since having my son 4 years ago. Don't know why or what happened. Partial diagnosis severe POTS. I only recently been able to sit up for a short period of time. I have not been able to get a PT because moving and drinking water would knock me out. I have been doing alot better with this so now i can finally start working up my strength. I really want to walk again one day and so much has happened physically and mentally i started losing faith in myself. This video made me gain a little more faith back. I couldn't believe how i was able to keep up with all these exercises. Thank you so much. You don't know what this means to me.
Awesome. Next step is exercises sitting down.
Hi. Just wanted to mention in case you don't know about it, have they checked for a csf leak? Spinal, not cranial. Some get spontaneous leaks from giving birth and other strenuous things, other get it as a medical injury if they have the epidural injection (or lumbar punctures, like in my case). POTS symptoms can in some cases be somewhat similar.
Iatrogenic leaks can be long lasting if you don't get proper treatment, unlike what some websites may claim. If you had an epidural and there's a leak from that, it's sometimes easy to fix. Maybe this is not the case for you at all, but I thought it's worth mentioning.
@LouBlueable yes they said they check for them but showed up negative. Thank you for mentioning though.
@@prettyrecklesdes With iatrogenic leaks, in the majority of cases it doesn't show up on any imaging even if there is a leak (lumbar punctures to check the pressure is also not reliable for it). Just a heads up.
I'm also bedbound but can imagine it is even more of a struggle with having a child. I hope things get better for you.
@LouBlueable I am sorry to hear that, I hope you get well soon. I did have many imaging and a lumbar puncture. So I don't know, maybe they could've missed something. It has been hard. My son just tuned 5, so it's been 5 years now. I am doing a little better, but it's still not good enough to not be lying down bedbound.
Thank you Nathan, very useful exercises 💝
Hi Nathan! I do yours lessons every day,day and night (always repeat twice each one)and love them so much.Because they are easily to follow. Thanks so much and I will keep doing them!
Good job. How are feeling? Stronger i hope. And dont forget to rest and eat. Those are very important too
Fantastic video, thanks!
Thank You For These Awesome Exercise! I Have Been Bed Ridden For A Few Weeks!After Getting Out Of Hospital For 38 Day's! I Want To Walk Again😢
When this gets easier, try the sitting exercises
Thank you !! My husband has been bedfast for 3 months due to complications from surgery. He’s in rehab now but has had setbacks . I found your video and now I can help him . Thank you
Awesoooome. Update us with his progress
Thanks so much Dr.
Great video. Thx so much !
Thank you so much!
This exercises are very useful and easy to make on your own I love it
After spinal surgery, I had a spinal epidural hematoma, and the internal bleeding lasted almost 7 days until they realized the hematoma and i was sent into emergency surgery to stop the internal bleeding. I walked into the hospital thinking simple spinal surgery like last time and woke paraplegic.i was told I'd never walk again. I walked out of their sister hospital 30 days later. I'ts been 3.5 yrs ago and I suddenly feel very weak and no muscle strength in my legs. This is why I'm here, and I am so grateful for this gentleman. Thank you, sir! I still have paralysis like saddle parathesia and feel very little from the trunk down, but I've always been able to do mind over matter until now. Am I tired and losing my will? I often wonder.
Thanks so much!
Thank you 🙏❤️
Thank you for your video.
I'm in bed And I need a lot of exercises on my own . And thank you for giving this to people with disabilities like me
My disability is laziness 😔
I am new and have been in bed for quite awhile due to illness. But I very much want to get strong and know that you are helping me! Thank you! God bless you! Berkeley, CA This was my first time.
Awww. Keep fighting. May i know what kind of illness?
Wow thank you for showing us this exercises they did really help. Me I can do them by my self thank you
Thank you so much
Thanks for the exercise
Thanks for your lessons!
You are always welcome. How’snyour movements?
Thank you so much for safe exercises. I am not bedridden, just very overweight. Other exercises i have been doing have been painful because i cannot support my weight yet. This will help me get there!!
Yay!!! Im sensing great motivation. Update us with your progress
thank u sir Nathan for sharing ur video
Thanks 🙏
Thank you so much need to see you everyday
Thanks!
You are welcome
Very, very helpful! Thank you so very much. For my mom.
Nice and great exercises bro tnx a lot
Thank you so much, you are very motivating and easy to listen and learn from🤲
Thank you very much😊
Thanks so much for enrich us with those exercises
No problem. This is our goal. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thank you so much for this exercises. God bless ❤️
God bless you too
Thanks for the exercise doc keep up the great work ❤
Thank you for the feedbacks
Thank you sir for the valuable information 👍
these exercises look to be suiting my case will come back after having tried. be blessed.
You are awesome! TFS!
I’m not bedridden,but have limited mobility due to MS. This is a video that will help strengthen my muscles.
Thats the motivation i like. Wohooo
Having MS is extremely hard I feel for you. I hope you do these exercises, and they help. Good luck 😉
These are great thank you!
You are welcome. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Love this thank you. ❤
You are welcome and thank you
Thank you so much for the good excercise
You are welcome. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Nathan. Thanks a lot for yet another very useful exercise. I’m trying to follow some of your previous ones. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
You are very welcome. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you
You are welcome
Hi nathan thank you for sharing vedeos im 2 yr post strke its really help me a lot ur exercise
Thank you for information
Any time
I am not really bedridden, but I do have depression and have a very hard time motivating myself to get up out of bed and do things like exercise and this helped me get me moving a bit. Thank you so much, you are a blessing from the gods
thank you.. keep us posted with your progress... im rooting for you
Thanks 🌺
You are welcome
Love this!!
I will be exercising with you Nathan I'm going to try to do my best with it thank you
Thats awesome. Never give up
Thanks
Great love these, I do these, and your couch exercises too they work 😁🥇
Thanks for the useful video with simple yet useful exercise
Awesome. Keep fighting and uodate us with your progress
Thank you so much.. I have GBS & this us helpful.
Awesome. Please update us with your progress
THANK VERY MUCH MY FRIEND.
You are very welcome
Thanks for sharing!!Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
Our pleasure! thank you for the feedback
Hello! Thank You for this Video it's so helpful and trying to help people, Thank you!! Really Appreciated!
You are very welcome. Thanks for the feedback.
Hi Nithan thank you so much this exercise s help a lot
You are very welcome
Very good👍
Thank u for sharing this vedio
You are very welcome
Great 👍 Exercises.
Thank you very much four leg exercises and your lucid and simple language. From SP. Murugappan
This exercise is very useful thanks alot😮
Nice one
This is very useful and it works well ... I was struggling for sever leg pain and i couldn't sleep aftr this exercise i feel the difference and pain reduced thanks a lot 😭🙏
I like legs exercise thank you
God Bless yoj
Hi, its help me most of the time.....TQ
Proper love,it works and very helpful , more than medicine .
Hello sir thank you I found your chanel so helpful.maraming salamat.
I broke my fibula 4 weeks ago. I've only been able to start getting out of bed this last week because when I fell, I had other minor injuries, on top of neuropathy. My legs have atrophied so much! I've started your video, mainly on my un-broken leg to strengthen it. Oh my goodness...it hurts! But the good way. I can feel movement & it feels empowering! I discovered I'm not a very patient person, so I can't wait to get this boot off & use your video to get back on my feet! Thanks for sharing this video!
You are welcome. It takes time. But dont feel bas because even athletes take weeks to recover
Very helpful
I have a Fibula & ligament injury
Morning exercises to start my day
Best of luck! ♥🙏
Hi Nathan. I'm a new subscriber to your bed exercises. Middle of August, I started suffering from a bad case of sciatica which included pain in the middle of my lower back, my right buttocks, top of my right thigh & a little bit into my knee. Couldn't even walk & my husband had to take me to the doc in a wheelchair. Also have MS which I've had for 51 years and only had to walk with a cane for the past 10 years. So when sciatica hit, I felt pretty helpless. Your bed exercises will help me get better strength in my legs so I can eventually walk around my house without a walker, hopefully. Thank you for all of your bed exercises.
I sure hope so too. God bless you
Felt it very helpfull
Awesome. Keep going. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
GOOD USEFUL EXERCISES
Thank you so much
learnt something 🙏
Every night I do this and do upper too! I like it so much! Thanks
Awwww. Im sire you are getting stronger compared to last month
Thank you sir. Nakatabang jud ug dako nako imong mga exercises aside sa theraphy nako.God bless u.
I enjoy your Video, I can do this in the Mornings
Very helpful video for stroke p atients
You are welcome. 🤙🏽
🙂thank you......
Am a stroke 4 yrs ago and i had asthma iam tired if i undergo your exercise am 79 years old pls help me the kind of exercise am going going to undergo ty and god bless
The bed exercises should be good to start with. But i do have a playlist for stroke. Click on that on the channel page
Thank you Nathan. Help again with much for jump starting the hand please
I do have one in the playlist for stroke
Daghang salamat Nathan.
Very good
Thank you
My husband can't walk after mild storck .so can these exercises help him for walk
Yes. And the other exercises too.
Even if you move his leg for him... Nerves should re route
New subscriber sir, I watched your video it seems 👍 good and strong
Awesome. Thank you too
Hi Nathan thank my foot feels so good and progress that is day onev/ I Realy wanted to walk again ..more power po filipi😊nas
good ❤
Thankyou so much ... Not bedridden but gave me motivation to start with such simple method ... Brain block
Great
Maraming salamat for all your help!🙏👊
Maybe with assstan Can able to do it , my left side is weak, thank you
Thanks these exercises are going to help loads
I have arthritis and my spine or bone density in spine is crumbling I call it moving bones in my upper torso are there exercises for these bones and upper muscles as I have also developed cusion deasease disfigured my upper torso
Need to exercise I feel
Thank you I am GBS survivor your exercises are very useful .please advice me before I start
Dont use heavy weights. Rest every after set🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi. I under went a disc bulge op in Feb of this year. The bulge compressed my spinal cord and caused nerve damage. Because of the nerve damage I am experiencing terrible leg weakness . 😫 I'm trying your exercises and I hope it will help. I've been doing it for n week now.
Thatk u Nathan_works very goog, will do e ery day😂
You are welcome
thanks ng marami my mom just had stroke and looking for exercises she can do.. you video was the most practical from all those i searched
Same she is layin in bed in not able to talk unfourtnately ill do these with her
That is my goal. To use what can be found at home
Salamat kaayo nathan
Welcome po. Pero dili ni kada adlaw if strengthening exercises. Different exercises pleaae sa ubang adlaw.
Hi im trying to walk again but i think my problem now id the hip muscle m thanks for the exercise swill keep on doing
Kuyaaaaaa grabeh ka gamit ani na exercise karun na naga back ko skuang strength thank you 💖❤
Go go go lang po. Update sa progress mo po ha. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼