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Post by busboy on Apr 2, 2020 10:57:48 GMT
Hi Rowland, Thank you for the ideas. I will try them out over the next few weeks. I intend starting by walking up the stairs one at a time with my other leg held stiff. This will help strengthen my quads.
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Post by rowland on Apr 21, 2020 17:08:00 GMT
Hi Rowland, Thank you for the ideas. I will try them out over the next few weeks. I intend starting by walking up the stairs one at a time with my other leg held stiff. This will help strengthen my quads. Hi busboy, Some afterthoughts: When you go up the stairs, go up two at a time. I do this whenever I go up stairs. It is strong exercise for your good leg and it is a lot quicker than taking one step at a time, though you may need to do so if you are carrying something carefully. Also you don't need to keep your "bad" leg stiff. Remember it is weak and support it with your hand on the thigh. It is your brace that holds it rigid, so when you are not wearing it, it will naturally need support. In normal times I go to a gym three mornings a week. I exercise my weak leg only gently (because it gets sore). I know which muscles are affected and avoid exercising them, i.e, the quads. At present I use an exercise bike at home. I only put my brace on after exercise and shower. At the gym I used crutches, as a brace would damage equipment. When I first had an AFO I started using crutches because my foot would catch the ground even with the AFO. This was the early sign that I needed a KAFO. At the moment I am missing using crutches as I like the exercise and the speed with which I can move around. When or if the restrictions are eased I would like to start using them with my brace on when convenient.
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Post by rowland on May 14, 2020 17:29:24 GMT
Another memory from Spain: one night we stayed on a campsite on the way south. We walked into town. There was a group of lads having their evening stroll. One was limping slightly; he had a build up of a few inches on one of his trainers. I thought he needed an AFO to support his ankle on such a high build up. When many years later I had a pair of trainers adapted to take caliper sockets, I needed a much smaller build up on the other trainer to provide clearance.
Our memories prepare us for the realization of possibilities.
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