Legs
When I was 24 I decided to go to school for physical therapy. I was bored and thought well I’ll go do this…. A few years after I finished that up I thought, just to mix it up a little, I’ll have a...
View ArticleSciatic Nerve Mobilization
Dean found a research article stating that mobilization of the sciatic nerve can help poststroke hemiparetic leg pain. I know about this. Nerve glides. It’s also called nerve flossing. All of the...
View ArticleHemiparesis
I was talking to Barb recently and she made such a good observation and suggestion for a post. The term ‘hemiparesis’ means one-sided weakness. Hemi = half and paresis = weakness. After a stroke,...
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When I was 24 I decided to go to school for physical therapy. I was bored and thought well I’ll go do this…. A few years after I finished that up I thought, just to mix it up a little, I’ll have a...
View ArticleRolling Over
Tiniree said that she was discharged from the hospital without having been taught how to more easily roll over and get up. This bothered me for 2 reasons……… 1. It was obviously important to her...
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