Exercises

In order to treat polyneuropathies, patients can perform specific exercises at home to activate the nerves through specific stimuli. The motto is ”use it or lose it”. 1) Exercises for the feet 2) Exercises for the legs 3) Exercises for the hands 4) Exercises for balance You are still looking for more exercises?

Stand straight and upright and press your toes actively into the ground for 10 seconds without clasping them. (3 passes)
Walk barefoot over various surfaces
Grab and shred a newspaper lying on the floor with your feet

Stand on one leg and keep your balance for 20 seconds.For variation, the eyes can be closed or patterns can be drawn with the leg hanging in the air.

Grasp and roll a small gym ball over your hand and forearm.
Fill a bowl with lentils, beans or sand and reach into it with your hand to train your sensorimotor skills.

Stand on a wobble board and hold a steady position for 20 seconds. To make it more difficult, do it on one leg and with eyes closed.
Stand on a wobbly surface in front of a wall. Now keep your balance while throwing a tennis ball against the wall and catch it again. For variation also do it one-legged.

EMS Training
Water gymnastics
Exercises with the Theraband
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Goals

In the treatment of polyneuropathy, the primary goal of the treatment is of course to eliminate the cause that led to the triggering of the symptoms. This is not always possible through physiotherapeutic treatment. The main focus of physiotherapy is to reduce the patient’s symptoms, such as pain, balance problems, paraesthesia and others, thus giving them back some control over their own body and quality of life.

The further development of polyneuropathy should be stopped or at least slowed down if possible, so that chronicity or serious failures cannot occur. In order to achieve the goals of the treatment it is essential that patients adhere to the therapy guidelines and that the basic problem of polyneuropathy is brought under control. As an example, a diabetes-induced polyneuropathy should first be treated by keeping the patient’s blood sugar level at a constant healthy level. The following articles may also be of interest to you:

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