Although the treatment of gait disorders depends entirely on the underlying cause, specific exercises to improve coordination, strength and mobility, as well as certain gait training exercises can lead to a significant improvement in symptoms. By regularly carrying out the prescribed exercises, the gait pattern can be significantly improved and patients have a basis of the hand to do something about their illness even outside the present phases of therapy.
Exercises
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- Place one foot on a tilt board and then move the board in a controlled manner from left to right and from front to back. Repeat several times, then change feet. The exercise can be performed in a sitting or standing position.
- Stand on the floor in step position and perform 10 knee bends slowly and in a controlled manner.
To make it more difficult, perform the next step on one leg. If you can do this without any problems, you can start by doing the exercise on the tilting board.
- Stand in a door frame and support yourself with your hands. Now slowly lift one knee upwards at a 90° angle, keep your balance for 5 seconds and put it down again.
Then the other leg. Now walk in this stork walk for a few minutes on the spot.
- Stand at the side of a wall to be able to support yourself if necessary. Now walk along the wall on your tiptoes.
Make sure that your back remains straight.
- Stand in stepping position so that the toes of the back foot touch the heel of the front foot. Now hold this position for at least 10 seconds. At the beginning you can hold on to a wall or a chair back for support.
As an extension of this exercise, you now take several steps forward, always placing your feet in front of each other as described above. Afterwards you go backwards.
- Stand on one leg and keep your balance for 10 seconds before changing sides.
- Stand with your face against a wall so that you can support yourself if necessary. Now take several steps sideways and then back to the starting point.
- Tie weights around your ankles and sit on a chair.
Now first lift your right leg so that it forms a straight line and points forward. Hold this position for 5 seconds and then slowly put it down again. 15 repetitions per side.
