Physical Therapy Restores Walking After Stroke

Physical Therapy Restores Walking After Stroke

Upon admission to Helen Hayes Hospital following a stroke, Joe had right sided weakness and poor balance. At the start of his physical therapy sessions, he required the assistance of two therapists to walk.
With intensive physical therapy focused on strengthening and motor learning, Joe progressed from requiring two people to walk to walking with assistance from one therapist and the use of a cane and orthotic. The orthotic helped Joe control his right knee and foot during walking.

40 Comments

  1. Jessi G on December 8, 2019 at 8:39 pm

    Thanks for posting this I’m a pt student

  2. Lexan Santana on December 8, 2019 at 8:40 pm

    Sorry, but Im not agreed with the video. Walking upstair for a stroke patient is : step up with the non-affected leg, and step down with the affected one. Another issue: it has be done step by step.

  3. Pamela Irving on December 8, 2019 at 8:42 pm

    This is a really good video.I love my stroke recovery exercises from the UK charity Arni. Some great tips here that I will do too.

  4. Ct PistolWorx on December 8, 2019 at 8:43 pm

    what an amazing and dedicated staff your Hospital has!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Fluffy fluffs on December 8, 2019 at 8:44 pm

    Im going to proceed this career.
    This is my dream.

  6. Shawn Tucker on December 8, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    I hope I’ll be able to make it to this progress

  7. David Oaxaca on December 8, 2019 at 8:48 pm

    where is the gaawd damn gait belt!!!!! OMG terrible

  8. david james on December 8, 2019 at 8:50 pm

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  9. Jessica Mendes on December 8, 2019 at 8:52 pm

    My dad had a stroke 5 months ago and he still can’t walk :/

  10. mAC RICHARDSON on December 8, 2019 at 8:52 pm

    yes i do remember the dreaded stairs, going up was not bad, going down was scary , i had left side lameness therapist are the best. right mcva

  11. johnny llooddte on December 8, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    wow

  12. Terrilee on December 8, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    Awesome love thesz🍭

    I’m waiting for my turn

  13. Karen Simmons on December 8, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    where is the gait belt???

  14. Daphne Rodriguez on December 8, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    POWERFUL "EXCELLENT PRIMOR. INCREDIBLE. HELEN HAYES HO…THANKS YOU ME WALKING AFTER STROKE. ●Castano BROWN FAMILY. Daphne Cotton.

  15. Albert Rotinsulu on December 8, 2019 at 9:13 pm

    Can I have a

  16. efe sup. on December 8, 2019 at 9:13 pm

    👍

  17. Henry Budziarski on December 8, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    Hello everybody it’s the first time I’ve seen those exercise he has been doing he was doing a really good job, specially those little hurdles I need to do it is hard for me I haven’t seen that before

  18. Lupe Vaquera on December 8, 2019 at 9:19 pm

    Jackie h I’ll hope n pray that your sister gets better too because I believe she will walk again..

  19. Ines Bonera on December 8, 2019 at 9:21 pm

    How can my mother get a hospital service like this in Indonesia?, this very good to have a professional therapist for stroke.

  20. Tony Allegretti on December 8, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    … glad he made it out in one piece he has 50 pounds on the physical therapist and I’m sure she is not super woman… There are very wide gait belts available with large loops on them and it doesn’t take long to attach a gait belt
    Invest in one as your own personal equipment…
    No excuse for not using one…

  21. Pamela Irving on December 8, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    This is a really good video with great exercise ideas that I’ll be definitely getting my Arni stroke rehab trainer to include in my homework when she next comes to see me.

  22. Hannah Duggan on December 8, 2019 at 9:24 pm

    Daddy had a stroke 5 years ago. He slept in the hospital for 10 days. Then he was put in rehab. When he was only 55 years old, he was put in an old people’s home and all the residents there were so much older than him. 55 years old is pretty young. Daddy is almost 60 years old now. Mommy has to work hard every day to take care of Daddy. Sometimes me and my 6 little brothers help her with taking care of him. When Daddy had a stroke, me and everybody in my big family and our friends prayed for him to get better. And now he can walk, but he has to use a cane and a wheelchair and he can talk, but his favorite word is change. And Mommy always calls him dude. Daddy needs lots of therapy like speech therapy and physical therapy. Sometimes, the boys take him out for walks when it’s nice out. And sometimes, Daddy’s friends from his work come to the house. Like when I told my little brothers to take Daddy for a walk outside, they were sleeping. All of them were sleeping.

  23. まつころ。 on December 8, 2019 at 9:24 pm

    1:15
    行きは良い良い帰りはあかんって知らんのかな。

  24. Tony Allegretti on December 8, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    …Another idiot "Physical Therapist" NOT using a Gait belt…ESPECIALLY on those cement steps…OUCH !!!

  25. Avatar S on December 8, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    To those people getting mad about the gait belt situation: use your common sense!.Not all patients require a damn belt..Ofcourse if your patient is a fall risk, then use you clinical judgement and use one!.And some areas (US), consider it as a restraint..In this video, the therapist clearly knows her patient well and understands the risks..

  26. Leslie Browne on December 8, 2019 at 9:26 pm

    i am amazed at how much physical therapy one receives in other countries. not in f-ing trinidad! i suffered 2 strokes in 2012 and i am still the same way! free therapist, don’t know s!@t and those you have to pay for are not affordable!

  27. Stanislav Agafonov on December 8, 2019 at 9:27 pm

    Great job!!!

  28. Seng Xiong on December 8, 2019 at 9:29 pm

    Great job! Only thing wrong is I see external rotation in the right leg.

  29. Snape Snape Severus Snape on December 8, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    I am so glad to be studying this career. I’m in love with it

  30. steve kierstead on December 8, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    whats whats with the socks over the shoes

  31. Hùng Đỗ on December 8, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    thanks!

  32. Matt Davenport on December 8, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    Wow I don’t even know y
    This guy and I’m proud of him!

  33. Emer Emer on December 8, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    What types of afo u r using for this patient?

  34. joaquim Rodriguez on December 8, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    pretty good ,considering he’s not wearing his AFO

  35. Rachel E on December 8, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    this is a great video! it makes me so proud to work at a rehab facility where we do treatments like this

  36. اللهم اغفر لي ولوالدي on December 8, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    ياريت التر جمة

  37. Tom Wuschel on December 8, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    Iam left sided Hemi since 8 Years and know,what a great Job you are doing . Hope, Joe is ok, and I find my way with a E-Trike —> https://youtu.be/MU0vTVtlS8M, thank you from Germany and please have Atentions to the Shoulder fixation after Stroke , thanks

  38. Lexan Santana on December 8, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    And, I dont know why they dont use parallel bars ?????? Gait trainning is better between bars…………isnt it ???????

  39. Dr.Mithun Prakash Sharma on December 8, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    Very very good style to teach pt how to move…..and that and all vedio bis Very helpful for enhance his professional skills……as physiotherapist …….
    Thanks so much making video ……..
    enhance

  40. Akash. New series on December 8, 2019 at 9:37 pm

    Oww…this amazing

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