After Stroke: 3 Exercises for a Weak Leg. (Strengthening of Leg)
After Stroke: 3 Exercises for a Weak Leg. (Strengthening of Leg)
Famous Physical Therapist’s Brad Heineck and Bob Schrupp present three exercises that they have found to be useful in strengthening a weak leg after a patient has had a stroke.
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2.61 -> hello I'm Bob truck the skill center
5.62 -> Chris I'm Brad hanok physical therapist
7.75 -> and together we are most famous physical
9.28 -> therapist on the internet and now
10.66 -> opinion of course Bob Brad you've been
12.46 -> kind of a genius on providing us with
14.08 -> exercises on to do with people who after
16.299 -> their had a stroke and this is one if
18.19 -> you don't mind I'm saying if I say it
19.9 -> that you can really use it for our
21.61 -> people beyond a stroke to anybody who's
23.74 -> got kind of off one leg that's weaker
25.51 -> than the other right it might be after
28.09 -> an injury and this week late because
29.83 -> you've been out of crutches and in a
31.39 -> cast for six to eight weeks but it
34.12 -> definitely works well for stroke you
35.499 -> better believe it now this is something
37.329 -> you can do at home this is someone who
39.37 -> was recovered if it was a severe stroke
41.17 -> to the to the point where they can walk
43.179 -> right out real steady and that you know
45.819 -> that way get laid this week yeah
47.649 -> throwing you off balance put me on a
49.089 -> high potential for Falls sure okay let's
52.569 -> get to the three exercises and what I'd
55.929 -> like to do and enjoy these with a
57.639 -> patient right now that's had a stroke 61
61.209 -> year old and he's getting ready to go
62.769 -> home and we work on putting the Walker
65.88 -> Wow that's a good point we can use it
69.97 -> what's going to get in the way is this
73.12 -> is sit-to-stand round that's not only
74.74 -> good strengthening exercise Bob but it's
77.08 -> functional something to do all the time
78.85 -> exactly okay so this is for someone who
81.31 -> can already get up at that leg is weak
83.62 -> and they tend to go over to website or
86.35 -> they're losing their families so yeah we
88.69 -> did everything to do to have the Walker
90.79 -> front so you're saying the weak side the
92.68 -> left side yeah okay that's a good point
96.49 -> hold on right there but what he's going
98.35 -> to do is because people tend that he's
100.24 -> gonna flip them around when two people
101.98 -> tend to more weight on the strong side
104.89 -> as they're getting up so what he's going
106.81 -> to recommend is that you actually try to
109.6 -> focus on putting more weight on the weak
111.64 -> side as you get up and if you're doing
113.98 -> this at home and there's someone to help
115.54 -> get your 8 built up which you probably
117.159 -> have from the hospital if you have a
119.86 -> stroke if you haven't you could just use
121.63 -> a regular FD see if he comes first I'll
124.42 -> make sure that
125.26 -> you're not going to fall here and get
127.51 -> yourself back to square one right okay
129.97 -> the red tape represents the weak leg
132.55 -> from the stroke and of course their body
135.1 -> mechanics if there's arms or you can
137.14 -> push off from the arms to start with and
139.29 -> you don't want to grab the Locker and
141.43 -> pull up this way that's one thing you do
142.93 -> want to avoid okay I'm going to push
144.94 -> here because this is what I have on this
146.44 -> and I'm gonna come up leaning towards
149.02 -> the left yeah and that's all there is to
151.06 -> it oftentimes without even realizing it
154.69 -> this can happen so you're going to
157.03 -> consciously think it maybe have a
158.86 -> partner out once you come over here ba
160.3 -> sure so you're going to have your helper
163.2 -> over on this side and maybe have a hand
166.39 -> on the gate belt if you're having
167.59 -> difficulties but you're going to go
168.85 -> forward and purposely put weight on that
171.19 -> weak leg and get up they have that
174.97 -> blocker there you may not need it
176.44 -> depends on your balance at that time and
178.69 -> after you do that you're going to do it
180.52 -> again good control good posture you want
184.03 -> to avoid thing and really far forward of
186.13 -> course and you do have to lean forward
188.41 -> right you do have to lean forward you do
190.81 -> want a scoop or on a chair - it's
192.37 -> exactly good point five so it's not just
194.77 -> leaning for a pull the feet underneath
197.29 -> because if the leg is out here that's
199.72 -> going to be a problem underneath
201.73 -> lean forward but not really far forward
204.07 -> and add to that leg you only say no
206.89 -> one's over the toes they're always over
208.36 -> that I told there's the tallest okay so
211.78 -> weight bearing on that left side yeah
213.43 -> okay and do that ten repetitions
216.12 -> a good number to shoot for alright next
219.09 -> one is simply slops
223.17 -> okay so squats if you got a weekly a lot
226.769 -> of times people will tend to favor that
229.23 -> right side just because it's strong
230.97 -> there may have something collect which
232.709 -> is a common symptom of stroke so I'm not
234.39 -> going to get into that but when they
235.98 -> favor one side so Bob's got a hold on my
239.25 -> belt and I'm gonna really focus on
241.65 -> putting my weight if there was a scale
243.87 -> on this foot and on this foot it would
246.06 -> read 150 pounds here in 42 pounds there
249.989 -> I've got a lot more weight on this right
252.42 -> leg and good posture up tall or weight
255.54 -> on your left leg right is that what I
257.4 -> say Bob you said oh my god thank you
261.389 -> all right very good again 10 like that
263.85 -> foot is in if you know a new shallow
266.61 -> that's fine yeah yeah start off with
268.889 -> shallow but focusing on put it on the
270.9 -> left side right eventually you'll get
273.18 -> deeper and you're definitely once you
275.58 -> get down about this fire you don't need
277.32 -> to go any farther than that maybe you go
278.85 -> to the next exercise this is the big one
280.83 -> this is one that really helps that leg
283.2 -> and works on that balance as well you're
286.08 -> going to do lunges so if you're doing
288.84 -> with the right leg it's a strong leg
290.85 -> this is how you would do okay
293.34 -> straight down yeah so what he's doing
296.46 -> here it is the knee it should not go
298.74 -> past the toll pass the toe box first so
310.08 -> the knee should not bump into that so
313.139 -> that's vertical plumb line and I'm going
316.349 -> to keep it like that now some of this
320.37 -> has strokers had a weak leg is not going
322.74 -> to be able to do this very
324.08 -> hold on to something behind and start
326.49 -> off with so you do a walker they can
328.95 -> hold on to a counter top right yeah so
331.74 -> again this one forces you to put the
334.59 -> majority of the weight on that left leg
336.45 -> the weak leg and you're going to go up
338.91 -> the tip of that if ten gets to harder
340.71 -> you can spread the lunge out a little
342.51 -> bit farther but you know if you're
344.55 -> getting out like this you're going to be
346.38 -> going up and down stairs you're not
347.61 -> going to have a problem yeah you're
348.95 -> right about the average bump you might
351.48 -> just start out with baby ones like this
353.25 -> and that's perfectly fine and that's
354.81 -> what we encourage start out slow and
357.06 -> work your way up sorry when I encourage
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371.58 -> therapist could give you right right
373.32 -> exactly 48 over and over that's what we
375.93 -> focus on because we are for you know
377.88 -> yeah we are not professional actors but
380.73 -> we are professional therapists we play
382.98 -> one on TV
383.67 -> okay thanks
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwlAWyAOQg