This video is a year old and talks about quality movement vs just walking. I have a dog and literally walk several times a day and it’s gotten better than the beginning after my stroke but nowhere near normal.I found your videos because my walking is still slow with a limp and at times I lose balance and wobble. I’ve found d many of your suggestions helpful. More than simple repetitive walking. Thank you.
I realized that your mind has to rewire itself in order to progress or move forward. When you are rehabilitating you realize you took walking for granted. You never really thought about it. Now you overthink it... you get in the way.
The final exercise in this video is what we were focusing on during the last few sessions of my PT, prior to me being dropped from coverage. Thank you so much for keeping this fresh in my mind and routine so I may continue to progress. I worked extremely hard to get to this point. The journey continues! Rock on Tara!
I am a spinal cord patient ,though I walk in walker ,I have no balance and also I have spacticty in my legs and hence find it difficult to walk even 30 ft. Please upload exercises which will help in balance. Thank you.
I appreciate you picking apart the walking! I went to formal PT and had to do time walking each time. To me it’s not quality walking! I have MS and so love your your teaching! I do use a walker and would love to see some practice walking with a walker!
This was fantastic! I was confused and frustrated. These movements put me back on track. Sooo glad I found this channel fifteen months ago! Still going forward . . . YOU ARE AMAZING
Thank you! I have mild CP and no one ever taught me this in my life. It would be the easiest thing to teach a child to sit on the edge of a bed in the morning and night and extend the knee, because it’s not like a difficult exercise. But people rarely teach disabled children to exercise effectively and enjoyably, it would become a chore and a punishment if someone was making them rather than doing it themselves. So we have to become adults and figure it out on RUclips. I realized just now that I can straighten the uninvolved leg fairly well and the involved leg a degree less, both are pretty good but can use a little work. But my ankles do not dorsiflex at all. At all. So finally in my 50s, someone has bothered to tell me why I can’t walk correctly. Thank you.
Quality movement helps with The Walking process, and reduces fatigue. I have been having trouble walking for about fifty years, and find your videos very valuable in improving my walking and making it easier. Thank you.
These videos have helped me so much in practicing orthopedic physical therapy. Breaking down movements into quality segments has given me new treatment tools for those who just did not seem to be responding as I thought they should. So appreciate your insights each week! Take care.
Thank you so much! Hopefully I can use this to help my lower back. I’m walking 3 to 5 miles per day now, but need to go to a chiropractor because of the back pain. My wife said it was because of the way I’m walking and the chiropractor agreed today. I pray these exercises will help me!
Just found your channel and LOVE the content. I'm a 26 year certified fitness & mobility coach who works closely with physical therapy assisting with post rehab therapies. Quality of movement is my focus for my clients and love your perspective and knowledge!!! Will be watching closely!
Fellow neuro PT here, love your videos!! Yes that is very disheartening to learn that will be taught in PT curriculum. In my opinion it seems that they need to further evaluate the long-term effects of abnormal movement patterns on the rate of orthopedic injuries, before jumping the gun. We don't treat orthopedic injuries that way, so why would we treat neuro pts that way? I'm with you!
I do the exercises ( each and every one of them) at least once a day. You are an angel Dr. Tobias. I don’t know what I would have done without your videos. Your a blessing to us people with neuro deficiencies. Keep up the great work. 🥰
So good, thank you so much. I'm trying to recover from multiple back ops for stenosis and this video has given me new motivation. Expert and deep analysis, understanding and restorative action. Brilliant.
Thank you so much! Your channel is a Godsend to me! I had a craniotomy in october 2020 because of an aggressive intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (Cognard type V, Borden type III) on my spinal cord, from the cervicomedullary junction to C7. I haven't received any rehabilitation help yet (I'm on a waiting list!!!), and I had to find ways to learn how to walk again on my own. I just discovered your channel, and it helps me soooo much! I'm finding answers to the many questions I have. After my surgery, the PT staff at the hospital only wanted me to walk the stairs (at the gym) and the hallways, they never taught how to position my feet on the ground or give me exercises to do. I hope I'll be able to reduce the pain when I walk and increase my endurance/muscle strength. I live in Canada.
Please do a video on Fixing limping issue. Most patient on our community has this problem. Will be great to be able to walk without limping again. Thanks Dr. Tara. Another great video.liked the new 3D Imaging to elaborate phases of walking.
Dr , the way you both talk brief show us so much positivity. Also , a feel good factor that yes we can/ we will recoop. Mam I face a lot of fluttering in my left foot . Forgot the medical term . Please do share excercise to overcome the same. Dr Tara ( angel ) . You are a blessing in disguise 💗💗
Just came across your channel couple of minutes ago. Suffered a stroke lat August on the road to recovery hope this channel helps. Thank you because I can see there is a lot to learn.
Thanks! I always appreciate your thoughtful videos. I hadn't thought about how tight my quads get. I have AMN a genetic spinal demyelinating disease that generally affects women with pain in lower back and hips. You are my go to for tips on improving my walking ability.
Thank you so much! Thank. you for your kind gift and for sharing your story! I am so glad you find these videos helpful. Please let me know if you have a suggestion for a future video. I am happy to put it in the cue :)
After my stroke they put me in a research study group where I was walking walking and walking. Running and stair climbing for hours a day. I wish I hand some body like your for the initial training.
I love your videos! When I stand to brush my teeth, I sway back and forth. Additionally, when I get nervous about falling, my toes curl inside my shoes. Do you have any videos on that?
My favorite video yet! I'm in search for a PT that help me figure out where I'm at and what I need and to be like my coach through this. We'll see if that exists or willing to do this.
As usual.... Dr. Tabias, another fabulous video. Very informative and instrumental in improving my walking. Thank you for all your work and time in preparing these weekly videos.
HI Teresa! So happy to see you in the comments this week. Thank you so much for your encouragement. I am happy to do it knowing that it is helping you and others 😊
What a great find to discover your channel! I have recently been diagnosed with MG which is affecting my balance and mobility. Your comments about quality movement are very encouraging as they reassure me that everything is related which some PTs seem to forget. I really like your wholistic, integrated approach. Your sessions are well paced, clearly demonstrated and explained.
Great video. I had a spinal cord injury 5 years ago. I can walk short distances but my left foot has always stuck just as you described in video. So excited someone understands my problem. I can't thank you enough. You give me hope and inspiration to keep working. Thank you
Dr Tara, that is very impressive and I have learning a lot from this video. I believe a lot of people are looking forward for more on the quality walking gait.
I love your videos. wish I had found them immediately after my surgeries for spinal stenosis. I have spasticity in my left leg and your videos have really helped!!!!!!
Thank you for all of this work you do for us. I will be implementing these excercises.. I like to do alot of walking but I really try to focus on the quality of my gait when I'm walking I also do quality movement exercises every day. And I have seen progress in my gait. So again.... thank you.
I had a stroke July 2020. Consistently in OT rehab, I've been taught quality of movement is much more beneficial than quantity of movements. This is in Arkansas . Seems it would apply to walking also. I glean good information from your videos! Thank you.
Thank you 😊. I appreciate the fact that you work on quality movement. I was born with what people at that time called double jointed. Very flexible and at times I would over extend my legs (mostly). I definitely had somethings going on in one leg. Over tightness , and at the same time I felt like right around my knee things were too loose,😬. Anyways, I've been utilizing different exercises that you are sharing, they are really helping a lot. I enjoy working out hard, but when I do that without working on the small engaged exercises, I'm in trouble! So thank you. I'm sharing your channel with many people ☺️.
thankyou. rehab put me on a treadmill with harness to do a stress test. i managed to keep going but the foot flapped on the floor. dorsi flexion standing is a challenge since stroke 20 months ago., i am trying to kick out the leg to land on the heel. seems that the ankle wants to collapse inwards a little bit. if i can strengthen the hip and outer quad, it should pull my ankle back into better alignment hopefully. Love your channel for the last 2 years, tremendous value
I've been through physiotherapy for over 18 months and I still struggle to walk normally. This being said, Icould stand up again just 2 months after the stroke. I find that the process is slow, knowing that I had high hopes as to my quick recovery! I know that going for walks can be very helpful, but still the exercises you're proposing can be very useful shortcutting the problem that so many like me struggle with... thank you for being so concise and explicit...
Thanks Dr Tobias, I am a newcomer to your site and so appreciate your expertise. I have trouble with foot drop and my hip hitching up. I have been working hard to strengthen and reposition my foot. I have no trouble with walking around the house. Rhythmic walking is a problem. Would walking poles be a good solution to walk outdoor and still work on positioning? Thanks, Elizabeth
I have been practicing the exercises that you showed us for bent knee which has been my problem for the last year and my knee is straightening out more my foot reaches the ground the floor when I'm in my wheelchair so I believe I will be walking soon thank you to talk to Tara I watch all of your videos you're a great deal of help to me
Hi Tara, thank you for producing and sharing these videos. I agree with you that exercises which focus on quality of movement (gait) are extremely important to an individual’s overall recovery vs. a focus on ‘speed of walking’. Because both should be used as a gauge to measure one’s recovery. Speaking from experience, being able to walk at 3.5 mph to keep up with the pace of average airport or commuter foot (people) traffic does not ensure that recovering subject’s movements are fluid and balanced. You mentioned equal standing time - I agree here too. There is a tendency to spend more time on the stronger leg and swing the weaker leg quickly (in sort of a slight hopping motion) to return to the stronger leg. This feels almost as if the weaker leg is used more as a standing or semi-stationary support, instead of an active articulated limb. I hope that makes sense to you. This is basically teaching the learning brain some bad habits. Do not be discouraged by the finding of this recent data; it is not correct. Your instructions are focused on the correct ‘path’! I will continue to watch, practice and benefit from your content. Thank you and Blessings!
Thank you so much for both explaining and working out . Will practice the same for sure . Also , had a doubt i invariably form a c ( initiating movement from my hip ) .
I have had many PTs and always mention my weak leg due to back surgery and the muscle loss...begging for gait training. NOTHING! Thank you for these videos. My leg DOES NOT RELAX...you nailed it!!
Time was more important than quality movement. Walking for 20 minutes "in a circle" taught me to walk for 20 minutes, but poorly. I learned to walk fairly well with a very strong extensor synergy pattern. Still trying to break it up despite my arthritis. Still need a cane. Still pressing on with your exercises, the ones I can do. Thanks, Dr. T, your heart must be this big, reaching out as you do and still care for your actual patients!
Hi Tara, I've been following for a few weeks now. Your videos and explanations are great and helpful. I'm diagnosed with GBS from waist down. My goal is to be Walking normal by end of the year. Thankyou so much
I completely agree with you. Without quality movement injury will occur. Whether in the form of arthritic changes or orthopaedic injury and I’d definitely like to avoid that!
Thankyou Dr. I am really stuck on this point, even though I am able to walk the movements are not smooth, will practice these and will update the progress. Thanks /Rajesh Ravindran
I just found these today after an ent appt. I've had vertigo or cerebral ataxia post THC and TR in january. glad I found more videos to help for rehab! I used to ride my bike to work and would love to achieve that goal as well as being able to hike as well as working without restrictions as a nurse in a busy pacu.
I just wanted to share that since I am doing these exercises my walking improved tremendously. When My brother started crying when he saw how I can walk now . 😀
Zita, I am SOOOO excited for you! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. I hope it gives others hope that they can do it too!! Keep going!!
Thank You. Not a day goes by without home therapy based on your videos. I decided that I will be an outlier just like you mentioned in the other video. 😀❤️
@@rehabhqofficialI honestly dont know what I would have done without you! Dont get anywhere near this quality of knowledge or input from anybody else. I've passed you onto lots of stroke survivors. I've gone from a pretty severe intra cerebral heamoragic stroke in 2016 (52) that pretty much devastated my left side (and life). Over 5 years regained use of arm, hand and then leg/knee..... from hoists to wheelchair to crutches to walking with/and sometimes without cane. I believe meditation, visualisation and binaural beats have had their use. Use AFOs for footdrop/spasticity. Use the Xtern mostly at the moment (Ossur and Stepsmart too) but my goal is to not need them at all. Tried FES but didnt like the faffing about plus it hurt. I recently had botox in gastroc, soleus and interior ? .... working hard (using your exercises for spasticity rather than actual drop foot) to build up dorsiflex muscles whilst these have been turned down for time being. If I'm honest I still havent come to terms with what happened to me and all the other 'stuff' that comes along with the physical challenges. I absolutely detest this stroke - angry I didnt look after myself better. I know my brain can (and has) compensate and rewire. With your amazing expertise I will try and get these old bones and muscles to comply and do the right thing again! Thank you 💫
I am a new subscriber! I belong to a Stroke group and the leader of the group Christopher Ewing showed us one of your videos today and I can’t wait to watch the rest of them😃
@@rehabhqofficial oh my goodness I just realized I commented with my husband’s channel somehow but my name is Cassie Thornburg my husband is Lee. i’m really enjoying your videos!
Thank you for demonstrating these exercises in a calm and professional manner. Do you have prints outs that can be accessed on the exercises? I am hopeful these will held with my gait and balance issues. I am doing PT but have yet to do any of these table exercises. I will ask about doing these on my next visit.
You since to be the only one on youtube and doctor Valerio Sarmati from Italy that really focus on Neuro Rehabilitacion involving the brain, concerning about neuroplasticiti and quality of movement. I am feeling sad that I pussed my brother so much to the point that he got angry and he did not want to continiou, I asked him to walk fast, and long distances with me, and now I see that I was affecting his mood, he was on pain, and depressed ask I was saying that it was not enough what he was doing. You should consider have thise videos over voice with spanish, as it is one of the languagues most spoken.
You are our shining star, great tips, Dr. Tara, thank you so much. Please keep making videos on walking, any piece of advice is a treasure for us! If you can, please consider changing direction whilst walking as a topic. Taking a turn, especially towards the uninvolved side. I also find sometimes that don't walk straight, probably I miss using some muscle around the hip.. so sometimes I feel like one of those shopping carriages at the supermarket that you keep pushing to the left but they keep pulling to the right. Is it caused by the glut muscles or hamstrings or some other muscle that I use incorrectly? Thank you again😊
Hi Andrea! Thanks for watching and for the suggestion. I have seen 2 comments in one day regarding turn steps. It might just be the next thing I talk about 😊 Stay tuned!
Hi Fred! I love the 3 wheel bike for exercise! Always work with a therapist before trying anything new but, generally speaking I think it is a great idea :)
you are 100% right, i believe when you talk about the IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY MOVEMENT . the difference about stroke survivors and non stroke( i call them healthy people) is that our brain was injured long time, and theirs was not , i view quality in the sense that we are trying to RE LEARN our brain what he once KNEW.and that will not do on a finger snap. it takes quality to rewire correctly. thank you for the video. please put an emphasis on quality movement on all your channel videos, because all were trying to do is rewire the brain and quality movement is critical
Your comments at the end are correct. I have mild CP and I have walked 3 miles a day many times in my life (the loop at my parents’ house was 1.5 miles and I would go twice.) But it only improved quality of movement insofar as it improved strength and maintained flexibility. Now I am just lying in bed doing nothing other than flexing and relaxing my knee and ankle over the edge, and I can see how it should help quality of movement since right now, my ankle barely dorsiflexes up. Thank you.
Another quality of movement thing that I’ve done for years is spending a few minutes before each day sitting cross legged. If I don’t do this, my right hip, knee and foot will turn when I walk since that’s how I walked as a kid. This has nothing to do with how far I can walk, but it improves quality of movement.
Very well explained, common. i have a problem how to reduce the impact of the affected hand on walking. With my hand in my pocket, I walk much better than when I let it sway freely, as it should, I walk much more irregularly. How to fix it? Thank you so much.
I'm recovering from autoimmune tranverse myelitis due to an adverse reaction to immunotherapy. Love your channel. Your nails are always so cute. 😊 I posted this comment from my other channel where I watch most of your videos. Haha!
You are amazing. Many thanks to you for this video. I wonder How could you guess my issue everytime and make the video on the same. Pl. Teach about running
I had a serious fall 3yrs ago. The rt.leg weakness started slowly I didn't have health insurance I then had many falls after the serious 1st.one. Was not aware nor did PT pick up I had foot drop. MRI revealed disc bulges saw a chiropractor doing disc decompression in a perfect world I should have been in PT involved didn't happen I can't wear the "mask" so your vids helped tremendously
@@rehabhqofficial they give us so much my dogs pulled me through my stroke it was my mission to get them home safely one passed away a few months after I git out of rehab but I was eith him
🤩🧡🤩 A super video again, Dr. Tara, thank you very much. I love your drills and many if them are already part of my routine thanks to your prior videos. Thank you also for your emphasis on quality. Clearly the PTs here in Germany share your view. 🤩🧡🤩 Greetings to doggie Chico and all the best to you 🧡🙏🧡
Hi Nina! I am glad Germany focuses on quality. Unfortunately the US healthcare system is more incentivised to "prove" non-skilled treatments are MORE beneficial than treatment that would require more time and attention from the therapist (ie: movement retraining). (yes, I strongly believe a therapist walking you in a circle is not a skilled treatment intervention 😬🤷🏻♀️)
@@rehabhqofficial yes, most if them here follow the Bobath method, with lots of applications for daily life. The attention to detail is high. Running in circles is something everyone can practice at home alone. But you are exceptional in explaining every muscle and detail and that lifts the exercises to another level of understanding and quality.
I’m a little confused about the last exercise when you’re stepping over the blocks do you keep your strong leg up or your weak leg up? Thank you for your videos they are so helpful I don’t get much help here in Pittsburgh California
Thanks for watching and for your question! I think I explain this pretty thoroughly in the video. Might be one of those things you need to watch a couple of times 😊
This video is a year old and talks about quality movement vs just walking. I have a dog and literally walk several times a day and it’s gotten better than the beginning after my stroke but nowhere near normal.I found your videos because my walking is still slow with a limp and at times I lose balance and wobble. I’ve found d many of your suggestions helpful. More than simple repetitive walking. Thank you.
There's never any downside to working on Quality movements. Keep up the good work. You are So appreciated!
I realized that your mind has to rewire itself in order to progress or move forward. When you are rehabilitating you realize you took walking for granted. You never really thought about it. Now you overthink it... you get in the way.
I be saying how much I took walking for granted I miss it 🥲
I'm relearning how to walk and i never realised how hard it is to do so
Please I need exercise for hamstrings for a stroke patience
Exactly correct 😢
The final exercise in this video is what we were focusing on during the last few sessions of my PT, prior to me being dropped from coverage. Thank you so much for keeping this fresh in my mind and routine so I may continue to progress. I worked extremely hard to get to this point. The journey continues! Rock on Tara!
THANK YOU Tara.. you are excellent!!!!
I am a spinal cord patient ,though I walk in walker ,I have no balance and also I have spacticty in my legs and hence find it difficult to walk even 30 ft. Please upload exercises which will help in balance. Thank you.
How are you Man now? after 3 years...... Same here I am also a spinal cord stroke patient.
What level sci ? And how did you begin getting mobility in your legs ?
I appreciate you picking apart the walking! I went to formal PT and had to do time walking each time. To me it’s not quality walking!
I have MS and so love your your teaching! I do use a walker and would love to see some practice walking with a walker!
This was fantastic! I was confused and frustrated. These movements put me back on track. Sooo glad I found this channel fifteen months ago! Still going forward . . .
YOU ARE AMAZING
Where did u buy videos for practicing at home
@@mohanregalla2053 No videos . . just U-tube
All of your videos have helped me so much in practicing my mother had stroke.
I am a physical therapist in Thailand.
Thank you so much 😊
Take care💞
Thank you! I have mild CP and no one ever taught me this in my life. It would be the easiest thing to teach a child to sit on the edge of a bed in the morning and night and extend the knee, because it’s not like a difficult exercise. But people rarely teach disabled children to exercise effectively and enjoyably, it would become a chore and a punishment if someone was making them rather than doing it themselves. So we have to become adults and figure it out on RUclips. I realized just now that I can straighten the uninvolved leg fairly well and the involved leg a degree less, both are pretty good but can use a little work. But my ankles do not dorsiflex at all. At all. So finally in my 50s, someone has bothered to tell me why I can’t walk correctly. Thank you.
Quality movement helps with The Walking process, and reduces fatigue. I have been having trouble walking for about fifty years, and find your videos very valuable in improving
my walking and making it easier. Thank you.
These videos have helped me so much in practicing orthopedic physical therapy. Breaking down movements into quality segments has given me new treatment tools for those who just did not seem to be responding as I thought they should. So appreciate your insights each week! Take care.
Hi Kelly! I am so glad they are helping you! Thank you for watching!! I hope you have a wonderful week 😊
@@rehabhqofficial x
Thank you so much! Hopefully I can use this to help my lower back. I’m walking 3 to 5 miles per day now, but need to go to a chiropractor because of the back pain. My wife said it was because of the way I’m walking and the chiropractor agreed today. I pray these exercises will help me!
Just found your channel and LOVE the content. I'm a 26 year certified fitness & mobility coach who works closely with physical therapy assisting with post rehab therapies. Quality of movement is my focus for my clients and love your perspective and knowledge!!! Will be watching closely!
Yay! I look forward to "seeing you" in the comments :)
Very nice Doc
Fellow neuro PT here, love your videos!! Yes that is very disheartening to learn that will be taught in PT curriculum. In my opinion it seems that they need to further evaluate the long-term effects of abnormal movement patterns on the rate of orthopedic injuries, before jumping the gun. We don't treat orthopedic injuries that way, so why would we treat neuro pts that way? I'm with you!
I do the exercises ( each and every one of them) at least once a day. You are an angel Dr. Tobias. I don’t know what I would have done without your videos. Your a blessing to us people with neuro deficiencies. Keep up the great work. 🥰
This doctor is amazing!!!
what is amazing about her. She talk more then showing the work
Thanks!
Always very informative, I'm so Grateful to be able to see your Videos
Hi Russell! Thanks for watching. I hope it helps!
Quality is so important! Very helpful video.
So good, thank you so much. I'm trying to recover from multiple back ops for stenosis and this video has given me new motivation. Expert and deep analysis, understanding and restorative action. Brilliant.
My daughter is fighting against spasticity with you exercises since 2015 thank you. May Allah you live long with Islam
Hi Khalil! Thank you for sharing your daughter's story. I hope these exercises help 😊
Thank you so much! Your channel is a Godsend to me! I had a craniotomy in october 2020 because of an aggressive intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (Cognard type V, Borden type III) on my spinal cord, from the cervicomedullary junction to C7. I haven't received any rehabilitation help yet (I'm on a waiting list!!!), and I had to find ways to learn how to walk again on my own. I just discovered your channel, and it helps me soooo much! I'm finding answers to the many questions I have. After my surgery, the PT staff at the hospital only wanted me to walk the stairs (at the gym) and the hallways, they never taught how to position my feet on the ground or give me exercises to do. I hope I'll be able to reduce the pain when I walk and increase my endurance/muscle strength. I live in Canada.
Good luck to you!
Please do a video on Fixing limping issue. Most patient on our community has this problem. Will be great to be able to walk without limping again. Thanks Dr. Tara. Another great video.liked the new 3D Imaging to elaborate phases of walking.
Got it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Dr , the way you both talk brief show us so much positivity. Also , a feel good factor that yes we can/ we will recoop. Mam I face a lot of fluttering in my left foot . Forgot the medical term . Please do share excercise to overcome the same. Dr Tara ( angel ) . You are a blessing in disguise 💗💗
Thank you this video is very educational 🎉
Just came across your channel couple of minutes ago. Suffered a stroke lat August on the road to recovery hope this channel helps. Thank you because I can see there is a lot to learn.
Thank you Dr Tobias for another great video! I look forward to them every week and can't wait to try everything you teach!
Hi “natural faces”! Good to see you in the comments this weekend. You got this! Pick one and do it consistently and see what happens 😊
Due to my MS, I found this video extremely helpful with my standing/walking. Thank you!
Thanks for watching Indica! I am so glad this video was helpful to you 😊
thank you. exercises are great. just what I needed.
Thanks! I always appreciate your thoughtful videos. I hadn't thought about how tight my quads get. I have AMN a genetic spinal demyelinating disease that generally affects women with pain in lower back and hips. You are my go to for tips on improving my walking ability.
Thank you so much! Thank. you for your kind gift and for sharing your story! I am so glad you find these videos helpful. Please let me know if you have a suggestion for a future video. I am happy to put it in the cue :)
After my stroke they put me in a research study group where I was walking walking and walking. Running and stair climbing for hours a day. I wish I hand some body like your for the initial training.
I’m in one now an it’s so hard not to quit
@@bigpurr9115 what exercises can you do for foot drop ?
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Please can I work with you
I love your videos! When I stand to brush my teeth, I sway back and forth. Additionally, when I get nervous about falling, my toes curl inside my shoes. Do you have any videos on that?
My favorite video yet!
I'm in search for a PT that help me figure out where I'm at and what I need and to be like my coach through this. We'll see if that exists or willing to do this.
Really awesome video Dr. T! Thank you! Your little dog is adorable!
Thanks for watching! I hope it helps! The little helper is Chico. I will tell him you said hello 😉
Agree on all points, great video and channel and Chico too!
As usual.... Dr. Tabias, another fabulous video. Very informative and instrumental in improving my walking. Thank you for all your work and time in preparing these weekly videos.
HI Teresa! So happy to see you in the comments this week. Thank you so much for your encouragement. I am happy to do it knowing that it is helping you and others 😊
What a great find to discover your channel! I have recently been diagnosed with MG which is affecting my balance and mobility. Your comments about quality movement are very encouraging as they reassure me that everything is related which some PTs seem to forget. I really like your wholistic, integrated approach. Your sessions are well paced, clearly demonstrated and explained.
Glad you’re back, missed you last week. The problem is the spasticity in my ankle which affects my lifting
Hi Tamara! So glad to see you all in the comments this week. 😊 I hope this one is helpful.
I have spasticity.. while walking I loss my ballance n some time It make me fell down ..
@@thefamilychannel615 you need to get a night brace to wear at nights and Dr. Tobias as lot of exercise for a spastic ankle just explore her channel
Thank u.. I used tat discomfort for me.. so I stopped using.. can u suggest me wh one best..
Hi. What is a night brace?
Great video. I had a spinal cord injury 5 years ago. I can walk short distances but my left foot has always stuck just as you described in video. So excited someone understands my problem. I can't thank you enough. You give me hope and inspiration to keep working. Thank you
Hi Todd. Thank you for watching and for sharing your story! Keep going! I can't wait to read an update in the comments 😊
Dr Tara, that is very impressive and I have learning a lot from this video. I believe a lot of people are looking forward for more on the quality walking gait.
I love your videos. wish I had found them immediately after my surgeries for spinal stenosis. I have spasticity in my left leg and your videos have really helped!!!!!!
Thank you for all of this work you do for us. I will be implementing these excercises.. I like to do alot of walking but I really try to focus on the quality of my gait when I'm walking I also do quality movement exercises every day. And I have seen progress in my gait. So again.... thank you.
Hi JD! Sounds like you are striking a good balance between "quality" and "quantity" 😊 Keep going!!
I had a stroke July 2020. Consistently in OT rehab, I've been taught quality of movement is much more beneficial than quantity of movements. This is in Arkansas . Seems it would apply to walking also. I glean good information from your videos! Thank you.
You are ordained for this. God bless you. All the way from Africa, Namibia, Windhoek 😊.
, glad to see you back, this week, dr.tobias!
Hi Glen! Glad to be back! Much needed break 😊 I hope you find some helpful tips in this one!
I feel I am blessed to here and watch your videos.God bless you Mam
This video was extremely helpful. Thank you.
This is what im saying not just talking but also demonstrating it .. very much appreciated thank you so much..
Great info it’s helping walk after my femur split fracture from skiing I’m 69;slow and steady wins the race 🥰
Great info . Working hard to improve my gait and your videos are a great help . Thank you .
Hi Neelam. Thanks for watching! I am so glad the videos are helping you.
Thank you 😊. I appreciate the fact that you work on quality movement. I was born with what people at that time called double jointed. Very flexible and at times I would over extend my legs (mostly). I definitely had somethings going on in one leg. Over tightness , and at the same time I felt like right around my knee things were too loose,😬. Anyways, I've been utilizing different exercises that you are sharing, they are really helping a lot. I enjoy working out hard, but when I do that without working on the small engaged exercises, I'm in trouble! So thank you. I'm sharing your channel with many people ☺️.
thankyou. rehab put me on a treadmill with harness to do a stress test. i managed to keep going but the foot flapped on the floor. dorsi flexion standing is a challenge since stroke 20 months ago., i am trying to kick out the leg to land on the heel. seems that the ankle wants to collapse inwards a little bit. if i can strengthen the hip and outer quad, it should pull my ankle back into better alignment hopefully. Love your channel for the last 2 years, tremendous value
Thanks 👍
I've been through physiotherapy for over 18 months and I still struggle to walk normally. This being said, Icould stand up again just 2 months after the stroke. I find that the process is slow, knowing that I had high hopes as to my quick recovery! I know that going for walks can be very helpful, but still the exercises you're proposing can be very useful shortcutting the problem that so many like me struggle with... thank you for being so concise and explicit...
Thanks Dr Tobias, I am a newcomer to your site and so appreciate your expertise. I have trouble with foot drop and my hip hitching up. I have been working hard to strengthen and reposition my foot. I have no trouble with walking around the house. Rhythmic walking is a problem. Would walking poles be a good solution to walk outdoor and still work on positioning?
Thanks, Elizabeth
I have been practicing the exercises that you showed us for bent knee which has been my problem for the last year and my knee is straightening out more my foot reaches the ground the floor when I'm in my wheelchair so I believe I will be walking soon thank you to talk to Tara I watch all of your videos you're a great deal of help to me
Hi Tara, thank you for producing and sharing these videos. I agree with you that exercises which focus on quality of movement (gait) are extremely important to an individual’s overall recovery vs. a focus on ‘speed of walking’. Because both should be used as a gauge to measure one’s recovery. Speaking from experience, being able to walk at 3.5 mph to keep up with the pace of average airport or commuter foot (people) traffic does not ensure that recovering subject’s movements are fluid and balanced. You mentioned equal standing time - I agree here too. There is a tendency to spend more time on the stronger leg and swing the weaker leg quickly (in sort of a slight hopping motion) to return to the stronger leg. This feels almost as if the weaker leg is used more as a standing or semi-stationary support, instead of an active articulated limb. I hope that makes sense to you. This is basically teaching the learning brain some bad habits. Do not be discouraged by the finding of this recent data; it is not correct. Your instructions are focused on the correct ‘path’! I will continue to watch, practice and benefit from your content. Thank you and Blessings!
Thank you so much for both explaining and working out . Will practice the same for sure . Also , had a doubt i invariably form a c ( initiating movement from my hip ) .
Oh sure! Watch any 1+ yr old learning to walk: Do they focus on the quality of their walk? How "fluid and balanced" their walk is? Duh. Not likely.
I have had many PTs and always mention my weak leg due to back surgery and the muscle loss...begging for gait training. NOTHING! Thank you for these videos. My leg DOES NOT RELAX...you nailed it!!
Yep. I just quit my third therapist for the same reason. I do better at home with Dr Tobias.
Nerve does not connect with the ankles
I'm desperately seeking assistance for the same. Three in a row who don't LISTEN!!!
Thank you Dr. Tobias. This helps a lot on quality walking.
Hi Edwin!! Great to see you this week in the comments. I am so glad that you found this one helpful. 😊
Time was more important than quality movement. Walking for 20 minutes "in a circle" taught me to walk for 20 minutes, but poorly. I learned to walk fairly well with a very strong extensor synergy pattern. Still trying to break it up despite my arthritis. Still need a cane. Still pressing on with your exercises, the ones I can do. Thanks, Dr. T, your heart must be this big, reaching out as you do and still care for your actual patients!
Hi Tara, I've been following for a few weeks now. Your videos and explanations are great and helpful. I'm diagnosed with GBS from waist down. My goal is to be Walking normal by end of the year. Thankyou so much
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I completely agree with you. Without quality movement injury will occur. Whether in the form of arthritic changes or orthopaedic injury and I’d definitely like to avoid that!
Hi Lynn! glad to see you this week in the comments. I am glad you value "quality" over "quantity". I think it pays off in the long run 😊
Thankyou Dr. I am really stuck on this point, even though I am able to walk the movements are not smooth, will practice these and will update the progress.
Thanks /Rajesh Ravindran
Hi Rajesh! Thanks for watching. I look forward to seeing an update in the comments!
I just found these today after an ent appt. I've had vertigo or cerebral ataxia post THC and TR in january. glad I found more videos to help for rehab! I used to ride my bike to work and would love to achieve that goal as well as being able to hike as well as working without restrictions as a nurse in a busy pacu.
lots of standing, walking, and helping patients walk post anesthesia!
Great exercises....they really help. Thank You!
I just wanted to share that since I am doing these exercises my walking improved tremendously. When My brother started crying when he saw how I can walk now . 😀
Zita, I am SOOOO excited for you! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. I hope it gives others hope that they can do it too!! Keep going!!
Thank You. Not a day goes by without home therapy based on your videos. I decided that I will be an outlier just like you mentioned in the other video. 😀❤️
@@zitaorosz1975 Yes!!! I am so glad. And I believe you will be 😊💪
Fantastic - thank you Dr Tara, so appreciate you. These I will focus on this week. 💪 x
Hi Maria! Thanks for watching! Cant wait for you to share your progress 😉
@@rehabhqofficialI honestly dont know what I would have done without you! Dont get anywhere near this quality of knowledge or input from anybody else. I've passed you onto lots of stroke survivors.
I've gone from a pretty severe intra cerebral heamoragic stroke in 2016 (52) that pretty much devastated my left side (and life). Over 5 years regained use of arm, hand and then leg/knee..... from hoists to wheelchair to crutches to walking with/and sometimes without cane. I believe meditation, visualisation and binaural beats have had their use. Use AFOs for footdrop/spasticity. Use the Xtern mostly at the moment (Ossur and Stepsmart too) but my goal is to not need them at all. Tried FES but didnt like the faffing about plus it hurt. I recently had botox in gastroc, soleus and interior ? .... working hard (using your exercises for spasticity rather than actual drop foot) to build up dorsiflex muscles whilst these have been turned down for time being.
If I'm honest I still havent come to terms with what happened to me and all the other 'stuff' that comes along with the physical challenges. I absolutely detest this stroke - angry I didnt look after myself better. I know my brain can (and has) compensate and rewire. With your amazing expertise I will try and get these old bones and muscles to comply and do the right thing again! Thank you 💫
I am a new subscriber! I belong to a Stroke group and the leader of the group Christopher Ewing showed us one of your videos today and I can’t wait to watch the rest of them😃
Hi Lee! Thank you for watching. I hope they are helpful!
@@rehabhqofficial oh my goodness I just realized I commented with my husband’s channel somehow but my name is Cassie Thornburg my husband is Lee. i’m really enjoying your videos!
Thankyou for the great video hope it can help me improve my knee ❤
Thankyou doc for your great work 👍❤️❤️
Hi Dilbeer! Thanks for watchingI I hope it helps
Thank you for demonstrating these exercises in a calm and professional manner. Do you have prints outs that can be accessed on the exercises? I am hopeful these will held with my gait and balance issues.
I am doing PT but have yet to do any of these table exercises. I will ask about doing these on my next visit.
You since to be the only one on youtube and doctor Valerio Sarmati from Italy that really focus on Neuro Rehabilitacion involving the brain, concerning about neuroplasticiti and quality of movement. I am feeling sad that I pussed my brother so much to the point that he got angry and he did not want to continiou, I asked him to walk fast, and long distances with me, and now I see that I was affecting his mood, he was on pain, and depressed ask I was saying that it was not enough what he was doing. You should consider have thise videos over voice with spanish, as it is one of the languagues most spoken.
You are our shining star, great tips, Dr. Tara, thank you so much. Please keep making videos on walking, any piece of advice is a treasure for us! If you can, please consider changing direction whilst walking as a topic. Taking a turn, especially towards the uninvolved side. I also find sometimes that don't walk straight, probably I miss using some muscle around the hip.. so sometimes I feel like one of those shopping carriages at the supermarket that you keep pushing to the left but they keep pulling to the right. Is it caused by the glut muscles or hamstrings or some other muscle that I use incorrectly? Thank you again😊
Hi Andrea! Thanks for watching and for the suggestion. I have seen 2 comments in one day regarding turn steps. It might just be the next thing I talk about 😊 Stay tuned!
@@rehabhqofficial Thank you for answering, Dr. Tara. And thank so so much for considering my suggestion. God bless you always☺️
Another fantastic video, very informative. I do have a question. How do you feel about using an adult 3 wheel bicycle for exercise?
Hi Fred! I love the 3 wheel bike for exercise! Always work with a therapist before trying anything new but, generally speaking I think it is a great idea :)
you are 100% right, i believe when you talk about the IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY MOVEMENT . the difference about stroke survivors and non stroke( i call them healthy people) is that our brain was injured long time, and theirs was not , i view quality in the sense that we are trying to RE LEARN our brain what he once KNEW.and that will not do on a finger snap. it takes quality to rewire correctly. thank you for the video. please put an emphasis on quality movement on all your channel videos, because all were trying to do is rewire the brain and quality movement is critical
Quality vs Speed. My goal is walk with poise, not fast. I agree with your stance on training.
Hi Fresno! I am glad others find this to be a logical thought process 😊
Your comments at the end are correct. I have mild CP and I have walked 3 miles a day many times in my life (the loop at my parents’ house was 1.5 miles and I would go twice.) But it only improved quality of movement insofar as it improved strength and maintained flexibility. Now I am just lying in bed doing nothing other than flexing and relaxing my knee and ankle over the edge, and I can see how it should help quality of movement since right now, my ankle barely dorsiflexes up. Thank you.
Another quality of movement thing that I’ve done for years is spending a few minutes before each day sitting cross legged. If I don’t do this, my right hip, knee and foot will turn when I walk since that’s how I walked as a kid. This has nothing to do with how far I can walk, but it improves quality of movement.
Thanks for sharing your story! I hope these videos will help you to get back to walking those distances!
Very well explained, common. i have a problem how to reduce the impact of the affected hand on walking. With my hand in my pocket, I walk much better than when I let it sway freely, as it should, I walk much more irregularly. How to fix it? Thank you so much.
great videos, thank you so much for the content.
Thanks tarmadamlovely channel I watch your videos.writing this message from Pune , India 😊
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My father is suffering from right side paralysis due to brain hammorage. Your videos are very helpful for my father.
Thank you for your valuable video... It is most helpful
You are an angel Tara !! Thank you
Thank you, I really appreciate your video and expertise.
Very helpful video. Thank you for making these videos. Your videos helps me a lot.
I'm recovering from autoimmune tranverse myelitis due to an adverse reaction to immunotherapy. Love your channel. Your nails are always so cute. 😊 I posted this comment from my other channel where I watch most of your videos. Haha!
Why am I about to cry right now , God Bless this lady!!! Thank you Jesus. You are awesome. How often should I do drills?
Thank you so much for your videos! God bless You!
Good video dr. T., please try to use your patient as subject for the videos. This is great for early stages of recovery.
Awesome exercises, Love from India.
More more help full this video dr Tara God bless you thank you Dr ❤❤❤
You are amazing. Many thanks to you for this video. I wonder How could
you guess my issue everytime and make the video on the same. Pl. Teach about running
I had a serious fall 3yrs ago. The rt.leg weakness started slowly I didn't have health insurance I then had many falls after the serious 1st.one. Was not aware nor did PT pick up I had foot drop. MRI revealed disc bulges saw a chiropractor doing disc decompression in a perfect world I should have been in PT involved didn't happen I can't wear the "mask" so your vids helped tremendously
Hi thank you for video helping a lot , love your little dog looking at you x
Hi Carol! I am so glad you found this one helpful 😊 The little helper is Chico.
@@rehabhqofficial they give us so much my dogs pulled me through my stroke it was my mission to get them home safely one passed away a few months after I git out of rehab but I was eith him
🤩🧡🤩 A super video again, Dr. Tara, thank you very much. I love your drills and many if them are already part of my routine thanks to your prior videos. Thank you also for your emphasis on quality. Clearly the PTs here in Germany share your view. 🤩🧡🤩 Greetings to doggie Chico and all the best to you 🧡🙏🧡
Hi Nina! I am glad Germany focuses on quality. Unfortunately the US healthcare system is more incentivised to "prove" non-skilled treatments are MORE beneficial than treatment that would require more time and attention from the therapist (ie: movement retraining). (yes, I strongly believe a therapist walking you in a circle is not a skilled treatment intervention 😬🤷🏻♀️)
@@rehabhqofficial yes, most if them here follow the Bobath method, with lots of applications for daily life. The attention to detail is high. Running in circles is something everyone can practice at home alone. But you are exceptional in explaining every muscle and detail and that lifts the exercises to another level of understanding and quality.
I’m a little confused about the last exercise when you’re stepping over the blocks do you keep your strong leg up or your weak leg up? Thank you for your videos they are so helpful I don’t get much help here in Pittsburgh California
Thanks for watching and for your question! I think I explain this pretty thoroughly in the video. Might be one of those things you need to watch a couple of times 😊
Thanknyou for explaining this.. I do these in PT but do not get a broken down explaination...
Can please upload any exercises for cervical myelopathy
When I was in rehab, I use to sit and study people walking by and try to figure out their movements for walking