CL1 Product Card.pdf - PhysioTools

You can
place your
logo on the
left or right
side of the
handout
Personal Exercise Program
Your Organisation Name
Your Address
Your Telephone/Fax/Email/Website
You can have more than one header
Provided for : Patient's Name
Provided by : Your Name
Home Care For The Stroke Patient
PREPARATION FOR STANDING WITH A ROCKING CHAIR
Patient uses rocking chair to learn forwards before standing.
He interlaces fingers, straightens arms and keeps shoulder forwards.
The direction of movement is shown by the arrows.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
RECOVERY PATTERN
1. Drawing forwards of shoulder with OUTWARD ROTATION
2. Elbow straight
3. Fingers straight and separated
4. Drawing forwards of the hip with INWARD ROTATION of the leg
5. Hip, knee and ankle bent.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
BACK LYING AND HIP ROLLING
When resting in this position the knees should point to the ceiling. Tap the
inside of the affected knee if it moves outwards to help remind patient about
correct position.
Encourage slow rhythmical knee rolling from side to side.
Start with assistance and gradually withdraw this when possible. Support the
affected leg in a flexed position as necessary.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
LYING ON THE AFFECTED SIDE
If this is uncomfortable for the patient, the affected shoulder has not been
carefully positioned.
Ensure:
Shoulder is not trapped below the body. Affected arm clear of pillow placed well
forwards and shoulder in good outward rotation as illustrated. Arm turned out,
elbow straight, palm uppermost, thumb away from body. Unaffected leg
forwards, affected hip straight with knee bent.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
Printed from PhysioTools ®
Your Organisation Name
1/1