Great info. I am 8 months po bilateral knee replacement and haven’t had real good results with our 8 inch steps in our two story house. I tried this after listening to your video and I feel that it’s my new lease on my life since graduating PT. Thank You,
I also appreciated the discussion on the “working” leg. Early on in my recovery, I was easily confused by the terms, “affected/unaffected” & “involved/uninvolved.” Think I got it now 5 years later, but I do like “working” as a way to focus on the side I’m currently working on. Thanks!
I do some of these, thanks to you, but can add or progress some, so thanks for the video. My 2 biggest challenges with stairs … 1) Going up, I can swing my involved leg (circumduction?). 2) Going down in public places, I need a handrail on the left, which can be a pain in a crowd going against traffic. I can go down steps without a rail if I have to (preferably one step at a time), although I’m not comfortable going down too many steps, plus spasticity can kick in if it’s a public/stressful situation. Thanks!
Excellent exercises to gain the confidence needed to descend safely. My suggestion is to start with a small height of 4-5 steps and gradually increase with the handrail. I have a three-story building near my house and I often go there by stairs. I step on each step with the other foot and feel an increase in security with an increase in muscle strength. There is no need to rush, persistence will surely pay off. Have a nice week.
Another winner Dr. T! 20 months into recovery following a hemmorrhagic and I'm all over stairs. I climb my in home 1 story stairs 3-5 times a day, step through. Still glued to the handrail.quad extention is solid from hip it's knee and ankle (I recently saw you have a specific a vid on ankle exercises it's knees and ankles that are weak on this body. I'm working up to hops and jumps and wondering if a mini trampoline used near my home gymwallmount hand rails makes sense as an ankle-knee recovery tool? My pt (who has hx as sports injury pt for Olympic athletes) wants to go there, but I don't see the brain train angle. He's great but he's not a DNPT As a former martial artist I love your rep approach to recovery training. It becomes kata. Perfect for a knucklehead like me
Thank you so much. I was born with a 'challenging' leg. Stuck ankle, skew knee to foot, shorter and skew hip. Has made climbing and descending stairs painful and difficult for my 53yrs on this planet. This is the FIRST time Ive gotten excercises to work the ankle to help with descending stairs. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much Dr Tara Tobias I've similar experience... I'm adjusting it with... While walking upstairs I keep my unaffected leg two stairs and unaffected only one. From my unaffected side. While going down stairs, I go from affected side, One stairs from strong leg and then Two stairs from the unaffected with an average wall support at weaker side. Thank you so much Dr Tara Tobias
I'm really sorry about typing mistake while walking upstairs, I put my affected leg two stairs And unaffected only once. I Apologise for a silly mistake
Thank you for this wonderful video. It includes both routines and the explanations. Because watching the explanations a few times is enough but there is no end for doing exercises. If possible either time stamp (isolate) the explanation section from routine demo ore have them in two separate videos. This way, after one watches and learns all about the explanation, one could just watch the exercise portion repeatedly. In conclusion, change the current video title to "Leg Exercises To Go Down Stairs - exercise with explanation" . And create a new video with title of "Leg Exercises To Go Down Stairs - Exercises only".
One of my problems when trying to use both legs to descend the steps is that my stroke leg swings inwards when I lead with it and I would end up treading on it with my other (good) foot. As a result, I only use my good leg to lead when descending. Going up the stairs has its own problems because my stroke leg won’t bend. All part of the frustration of recovery and trying to get back as much of what I had before my stroke.
Hi. I watch and love all your videos. I have learned so much and am better able to identify my specific problems. I am interested in an adjustable step but I can't find the link. Thanks.
I always go up and down with my stronger leg because I am not comfortable putting weight on my involved leg I have hemiphlegia and I use quad cane to walk
I would love to see one where you teach people how to run again. I've been practicing hopping on my involved leg. Hopping on both like a skipping. But I can feel that I can't get into the air. When I hop on the involved leg I always need to hold on to something. I've been doing all of this for a while but can't seem to get past the inabilito leap in the air
I love your videos. I don't have the balance for a wobble board. Can you recommend something else. Also I don't want to purchase such a large pack of resistance bands can you recommend one there is only one or two bands but it is a long and can attach to ankle and furniture. Thank you
I had a RTC in 1996 the ligaments in my left knee were severely damaged and I had several knee operations. I had a stroke in September 9th 2022 which affected my right side. I have finished my rehab but suffered a severe chest infection and I have s4and 5 back issues . Please could you help me get back to feeling able to work my body again in a safe manner. Thanks Bev
Please can you go through how to build your confidence to walk down the stairs and go up the stairs using just a stick if you do not have a bannister to support you
Thanks for the question! Here is a 2 part series: Pt 1: th-cam.com/video/zmW3AWbKawQ/w-d-xo.html Pt: 2 th-cam.com/video/604klQAQWfs/w-d-xo.html And one more on different techniques th-cam.com/video/FOjqcHHqrHI/w-d-xo.html
I feel like my involved leg right knee joint is in severe pain while bending and my ankle can't support my weight. I can't do toe lifts. When walking the back of the ankle aches like their is no muscle or ankle support so when walking downstairs I must find something to hold on to... no confidence.
Hello ,Dr.Tara ,my bro had been in a brain surgery due to stroke,for almost 1 yr and 4 months and he is undergoing a therapy until now,he is imoroving though his left ankle is painful when doing a leg stretching...Do you advice to take a pills for bone to be able to lessen the harden of his left ankle?
Thank you for the video Dr Tara. @4:15 it looks like it’s useful to use a wedge to stretch the HCL - as well as the calf/Achilles? (I have dystonia/spasticity in the EHL following traumatic brain injury).
My heal striking is far better with higher sole athletic shoes. Are those heal lifts that make you taller better for flatter shoes to simulate higher soles shoes?
For some reason & even my therapist doesn’t know why, I can not lift my left leg without putting excessive force on my left arm/elbow. I am a stroke survivor.
Muscles that fire together wire-together I had the same issue What my PT did with me when I was fresh on the Stroke recovery is when you're walking get him/her to kinda hold your hand n swing your arm with you while you're walking Might seem kinda weird but when mine done that after a lil while(almost immediately) after mine started doing that it felt like it unlocked a new fluidity with my motion.. Almost like everything got faster. You get used to it after some practice but you eventually start exerting that force in a more targeted way.. I was 15 when it happened to me, 9 years out today. Left side effected With how weird everything gets/feels afterwards, sometimes you gotta lean into that idea and try some 'weird' ideas that throws your body a curveball to try to unlock some movements Hope this helps!
I didn't have a stroke, but have pinched nerves and some spinal atrophy. My PT said that the messages telling my leg to lift weren't getting through to the muscles of my leg. With PT it's gotten some better but I still have some loss of function.
I am so glad i found your channel after my stroke.
Great info. I am 8 months po bilateral knee replacement and haven’t had real good results with our 8 inch steps in our two story house. I tried this after listening to your video and I feel that it’s my new lease on my life since graduating PT. Thank You,
I also appreciated the discussion on the “working” leg. Early on in my recovery, I was easily confused by the terms, “affected/unaffected” & “involved/uninvolved.” Think I got it now 5 years later, but I do like “working” as a way to focus on the side I’m currently working on. Thanks!
I do some of these, thanks to you, but can add or progress some, so thanks for the video.
My 2 biggest challenges with stairs …
1) Going up, I can swing my involved leg (circumduction?).
2) Going down in public places, I need a handrail on the left, which can be a pain in a crowd going against traffic. I can go down steps without a rail if I have to (preferably one step at a time), although I’m not comfortable going down too many steps, plus spasticity can kick in if it’s a public/stressful situation.
Thanks!
Excellent exercises to gain the confidence needed to descend safely. My suggestion is to start with a small height of 4-5 steps and gradually increase with the handrail. I have a three-story building near my house and I often go there by stairs. I step on each step with the other foot and feel an increase in security with an increase in muscle strength. There is no need to rush, persistence will surely pay off. Have a nice week.
Another winner Dr. T! 20 months into recovery following a hemmorrhagic and I'm all over stairs. I climb my in home 1 story stairs 3-5 times a day, step through. Still glued to the handrail.quad extention is solid from hip it's knee and ankle (I recently saw you have a specific a vid on ankle exercises it's knees and ankles that are weak on this body. I'm working up to hops and jumps and wondering if a mini trampoline used near my home gymwallmount hand rails makes sense as an ankle-knee recovery tool? My pt (who has hx as sports injury pt for Olympic athletes) wants to go there, but I don't see the brain train angle. He's great but he's not a DNPT As a former martial artist I love your rep approach to recovery training. It becomes kata. Perfect for a knucklehead like me
Great video Tara thank you!!!
Thank you so much. I was born with a 'challenging' leg. Stuck ankle, skew knee to foot, shorter and skew hip. Has made climbing and descending stairs painful and difficult for my 53yrs on this planet. This is the FIRST time Ive gotten excercises to work the ankle to help with descending stairs. Thank you 🙏
I have drop foot on my left foot for nine years. This is a great video
I like that terminology working leg is better!
🎉thank you 🎉
Thank you so much Dr Tara Tobias
I've similar experience...
I'm adjusting it with...
While walking upstairs I keep my unaffected leg two stairs and unaffected only one. From my unaffected side.
While going down stairs,
I go from affected side,
One stairs from strong leg and then
Two stairs from the unaffected with an average wall support at weaker side.
Thank you so much Dr Tara Tobias
I'm really sorry about typing mistake while walking upstairs,
I put my affected leg two stairs
And unaffected only once.
I Apologise for a silly mistake
Thank you for clearing up the "involved leg"meaning. I'm often confused on what leg your talking about. Btw your best videos have the pup!
Thank you for this wonderful video. It includes both routines and the explanations. Because watching the explanations a few times is enough but there is no end for doing exercises. If possible either time stamp (isolate) the explanation section from routine demo ore have them in two separate videos. This way, after one watches and learns all about the explanation, one could just watch the exercise portion repeatedly. In conclusion, change the current video title to "Leg Exercises To Go Down Stairs - exercise with explanation" . And create a new video with title of "Leg Exercises To Go Down Stairs - Exercises only".
One of my problems when trying to use both legs to descend the steps is that my stroke leg swings inwards when I lead with it and I would end up treading on it with my other (good) foot. As a result, I only use my good leg to lead when descending. Going up the stairs has its own problems because my stroke leg won’t bend. All part of the frustration of recovery and trying to get back as much of what I had before my stroke.
Thanks a million to share the video mam . I do face balance issues . Please share excercise to ascend stairs too
Thanks
Thank you
Wow! Fantastic video. I’ve always wondered why I prefer stepping down with my involved leg--another compensatory habit to work on 😉 thank you
As a side comment. I love your dog that finds his way into the videos. What's his name and how old is he/she?
Hi. I watch and love all your videos. I have learned so much and am better able to identify my specific problems. I am interested in an adjustable step but I can't find the link. Thanks.
Thanx.
Thank you. Very interesting video. I would like to know if walking in the swimming pool and hot tub. Help spasticity.
Was waiting for this!
awesome! I hope it helps!
I always go up and down with my stronger leg because I am not comfortable putting weight on my involved leg I have hemiphlegia and I use quad cane to walk
I would love to see one where you teach people how to run again. I've been practicing hopping on my involved leg. Hopping on both like a skipping. But I can feel that I can't get into the air. When I hop on the involved leg I always need to hold on to something. I've been doing all of this for a while but can't seem to get past the inabilito leap in the air
Here’s a video Tara did last year: th-cam.com/video/4VGysP_w01M/w-d-xo.html
Great
going backup backwards is actually the hardest but a good workout to start at a low reps number
I love your videos. I don't have the balance for a wobble board. Can you recommend something else. Also I don't want to purchase such a large pack of resistance bands can you recommend one there is only one or two bands but it is a long and can attach to ankle and furniture. Thank you
Just want to know if these exercises are suitable and safe for a person having knee bursitis?
I am unable to locate the site where the items you mentioned are offered for sale. Can you provide the link?
I had a RTC in 1996 the ligaments in my left knee were severely damaged and I had several knee operations. I had a stroke in September 9th 2022 which affected my right side. I have finished my rehab but suffered a severe chest infection and I have s4and 5 back issues . Please could you help me get back to feeling able to work my body again in a safe manner. Thanks Bev
Excelente ensinamentos
Is there a way I can practice this on the first step of my stairs?
I don't see the wobble board to purchase
Do You have a Link that I can go to to get access to the Black Wedge with the 45 degree angle and the Knee Puller with the Yellow Band
Please can you go through how to build your confidence to walk down the stairs and go up the stairs using just a stick if you do not have a bannister to support you
Thanks for the question! Here is a 2 part series:
Pt 1: th-cam.com/video/zmW3AWbKawQ/w-d-xo.html
Pt: 2 th-cam.com/video/604klQAQWfs/w-d-xo.html
And one more on different techniques
th-cam.com/video/FOjqcHHqrHI/w-d-xo.html
Would you recommend doing both legs?
There was no link for an ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT step only a nine inch step
I feel like my involved leg right knee joint is in severe pain while bending and my ankle can't support my weight. I can't do toe lifts. When walking the back of the ankle aches like their is no muscle or ankle support so when walking downstairs I must find something to hold on to... no confidence.
Hello ,Dr.Tara ,my bro had been in a brain surgery due to stroke,for almost 1 yr and 4 months and he is undergoing a therapy until now,he is imoroving though his left ankle is painful when doing a leg stretching...Do you advice to take a pills for bone to be able to lessen the harden of his left ankle?
Where is the wedge, I can't find it?
Link is now in the description :)
Thank you for the video Dr Tara. @4:15 it looks like it’s useful to use a wedge to stretch the HCL - as well as the calf/Achilles? (I have dystonia/spasticity in the EHL following traumatic brain injury).
My heal striking is far better with higher sole athletic shoes. Are those heal lifts that make you taller better for flatter shoes to simulate higher soles shoes?
Could a BOSU work for the wobble board
Great video. Much needed for myself. Looking for link to the wobble board and wooden step that you used in video.
For some reason & even my therapist doesn’t know why, I can not lift my left leg without putting excessive force on my left arm/elbow. I am a stroke survivor.
Muscles that fire together wire-together
I had the same issue
What my PT did with me when I was fresh on the Stroke recovery is when you're walking get him/her to kinda hold your hand n swing your arm with you while you're walking
Might seem kinda weird but when mine done that after a lil while(almost immediately) after mine started doing that it felt like it unlocked a new fluidity with my motion..
Almost like everything got faster. You get used to it after some practice but you eventually start exerting that force in a more targeted way..
I was 15 when it happened to me, 9 years out today. Left side effected
With how weird everything gets/feels afterwards, sometimes you gotta lean into that idea and try some 'weird' ideas that throws your body a curveball to try to unlock some movements
Hope this helps!
Respected madam, I have got stroke paralysis on the left side since 2016 but I can't lift my leg without excessive force and feel very difficult.
I didn't have a stroke, but have pinched nerves and some spinal atrophy. My PT said that the messages telling my leg to lift weren't getting through to the muscles of my leg. With PT it's gotten some better but I still have some loss of function.
@@theepicure1920 the funny thing is that I can lift it just fine if I am sitting or laying down or leaning against something🤷♀️
What about when the body has jolts?
I have a question why my left side is still swollen
How do ya do it if you blew your knee out and have no insurance to get it fixed? Then what?
🌷🌷🌷
Are you familiar with IBM (Inclusion Body Myositis) and any patients working with you to strengthen leg muscles
Soiral stairway
Too long to get to the point.
I appreciate ur exercise but speak in hindi