Simple method to learn how to walk without a cane

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Learning to walk after a stroke can be difficult. This is the final progression in a 4 part series on how to improve your walking and learn how to wean off of a cane. #strokegait, #strokerecovery, #strokewalking
Link to the first video: • Walking after stroke: ...
Link to the first video part 2: • Walking after Stroke: ...
Link to the second video: • Walking after Stroke: ...
Link to the third video: • Walking after a stroke...
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@jamescrawford4388 4 жыл бұрын

Love this one! BTW: thanks for all your videos! In the matter of a day went from award winning body builder to a neurologist saying I would never get out of bed again. But now I have a new kind of body building, proving him wrong!

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

This is the right attitude!! Keep working hard. As a body builder, you know how to work hard so that is a HUGE benefit to your recovery :)

@pilarq7886 9 ай бұрын

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@cherylrivera7361 4 жыл бұрын

This is so awesome. I had a stroke in 2011. I've picked up some bad habits and I'm starting over fresh. Understanding why my body is doing what it is, helps tremendously. Thank you so much. So happy I found you.

@fredkotthaus1518 4 жыл бұрын

#strokegait

@bilalelmaddaghri1776 2 жыл бұрын

Hey plz send your Facebook i. I need you

@DanOne1513 2 жыл бұрын

How are you doing now?

@rashidahmed9484 4 жыл бұрын

You are incredible. After 6 years of suffering i finally found the answers in your videos. After 2 weeks of following the exercises prescribed by you i feel 50 % better. Already leaning to walk normal. I can't thank you enough. Please keep the good work up. You are helping so many people who otherwise would suffer .

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to leave this comment. I am so glad that it is helping you and comments like this definitely encourage me to keep making these videos! So, I sincerely thank you.

@rheacurtis5237 Жыл бұрын

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@lynnmorrison Жыл бұрын

Three years into my Stroke, I went from using a Platform Walker to A HEMI WALKER which I started in September 19, 2022. Now I can walk further distances each day, transfer to a toilet, and walk up and down therapy steps with help. (Started with Steps on Oct. 11, 2022), Thanks to your videos I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT since my Stroke of Dec. 2019. Thanks

@damonlong5712 Жыл бұрын

I've been in my wheelchair for about 2 years since my stroke but lately I've been walking a little more because of my afo brace but notice my ankle is pretty weak still your videos have showed me what I need to work on to better myself and what muscle to focus on and also giving me more motivation and Hope on walking again thank you so much for doing this it means so much

@miguelgoncalves9952 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely, you're an angel. Thank you for all your professional videos.

@robertmcgoo4781 Жыл бұрын

One thing that is helping me transition off the cane is using a tall cane/staff/walking stick (handle is about chest high). It keeps you more upright, aligns your body to a more normal walking position so you can strengthen the muscles and get them to work together. It becomes a tool for small balance adjustments instead of relying on it as a 3rd leg.

@faisalahmad3309 11 ай бұрын

True

@user-ox5cc1hj1y 11 ай бұрын

Urban walking poles

@meditationandrelaxation2410 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this series, after the stroke last year, your videos have helped immeasurably. God bless you and the work your doing for so many people! May favor be your portion!

@willjones8976 2 жыл бұрын

I’m looking forward to trying this out. You have been the best video to watch on KZfaq thank you

@leirobinson3103 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love learning from you!

@kasthuripackiyanathan8590 3 жыл бұрын

your videos are so informative and really helps me understand my body and what to look out for. Thank so much

@kesatalo 4 жыл бұрын

#strokegait. Thanks Tara. My goal is to walk without an assistive device by Christmas. I can do this!

@lillianhartley5771 2 жыл бұрын

That is my goal this year.

@DanOne1513 6 ай бұрын

Any update?

@steffihitzel-rider8936 4 жыл бұрын

Tara, having discovered you just a few short weeks ago has been a lifesaver! Forgive me if I gosh. Yyour manner, your intelligence, your way of explaining and demonstrating is beyond! With a product this fabulous there must be a fabulous team. So thank your helpers from me too. The local rehab gym has been closed because of Covid. One reason I miss that place is for the social interaction. First thing I’m going to do if and when we get back there is to tell everyone who might benefit about your channel!

@nolaigmckaigney7135 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to put this into action. More than beneficial. 7 years using tripod & so very much value these techniques

@alexisdariassamarin9181 2 жыл бұрын

Hola Tara te he descubierto hace poco.🙄y para mi es una sorpresa entender lo que me pasaba...gracias a ti se mucho mas sobre mi espaticidad y estoy empezando a hacer tus ejercicios mil gracias eres genial 🤩te contaré mis progresos💪

@tarahsipos6033 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Exactly what I need to do. Trying not to become dependent on the cane. My body was leaning completely on it! Thank you thank you. Your videos have helped tremendously

@David-oe1xj 4 жыл бұрын

Lov the vids and info. Tough demographic, stroke patients. I have MS, male 56, working to smooth my walk. Drop ft rt side, stiffness in rt arm and hand. Keep the vids coming. Damage is damage. Did some dry needling with some success. Thks for taking it to the basics. Ever hear of patterning. Basically crawling for adults. Helping the brain to relearn or remap the basic motion. We all crawled before we walked. David

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for sharing your story david! We call crawling part of the developmental sequence and yes, it is very valuable. Kneeling is also great. Here is a video that you might find helpful: Stroke is in the title but it is good for MS as well :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8dnlrpjqMqwn2g.html

@user-rk2nk1ke5i Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is so helpful!

@ruthdannenbaum6433 4 жыл бұрын

great progression- I love your ideas

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ruth. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment!!

@mrstevek118 4 жыл бұрын

Good timing I’m ready for this

@charmatalk2em 9 ай бұрын

This is the best channel out there thank your for all you do.

@mshukdinas Жыл бұрын

Dear Tara, thank you for your video on losing the cane. I am six months post event with my end goal being to walk again without a cane. I have a long way to go, but your videos help anything you can do to forward a long success stories would be appreciated. What I am looking for now is hope and seeing other people have succeeded keep up the good work.

@stuarttoyn3856 4 жыл бұрын

You have been a great help for me in your video's, thank you very much. 😀👍

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Stuart, nothing makes me happier than to read comments like this. This is why I do it. :) Keep us all posted on your progress!

@frankylin25 Ай бұрын

Dr. Tobias, really really grateful for your videos. Thank you for educating us. I had a stroke 2 years ago, and a lot of my problems are exactly what you describe in your videos. Thank you so much. They're really helping me in my recovery journey. If only, I could subscribe 100 times :)))

@dezmar7144 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent series of videos. I have watched them several times. Didn’t get the wall exercise at first and I now get it! I am feeling a lot more stable. Thanks for your help!

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Yay! I am glad it is "catching on". Thanks for sharing!!

@dezmar7144 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, the next day, I fell back into old habits! I went back to a wider base and started to shift to leaning on the unaffected side. Back to basics again.

@willjones8976 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for making these videos I have ataxia and these exercises have been great for me I work more with your video done with my therapy sessions is great having it on KZfaq

@maseratilo2829 2 жыл бұрын

I really love this video it really helped me out.

@markreynolds3850 3 жыл бұрын

I walk around the house without my cain, but I use it when I go somewhere, for support and keep me from tripping from small stones and. Debris.

@cynthiamakamba7094 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr TT, this was a game changer for my husband who suffered haemorrhagic stroke in My '23

@xungngo8249 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr. I am following you tube every day.

@panagiotischristo 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video....Tara you are awesome.... Seriously thank you.

@deadbeatproz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video and what you said about the cane I had a stroke and just learning to walk without a cane I had the spasm bad. But I'm better now.

@sandralowery4618 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update

@alenaoulehle7071 5 жыл бұрын

thank you your videos are very helpful

@rehabhqofficial 5 жыл бұрын

I am so glad :)

@lynnecameron6645 4 жыл бұрын

#stroke gait These videos have helped me enormously, thank you very much.

@rameshramdath3207 3 жыл бұрын

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@mrstevek118 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your hard work. I’m going to try this one

@rehabhqofficial 5 жыл бұрын

it is my pleasure to do it. :) Thank you for being such a loyal supporter. I know you can do it!! just keep at it :)

@mrstevek118 5 жыл бұрын

Orlando Neuro Therapy I will. Your a great motivator

@rehabhqofficial 5 жыл бұрын

@@mrstevek118 I firmly believe, hard work ALWAYS pays off. Keep going!! :)

@smsmsmsm5844 5 ай бұрын

You amazing, honest doctor ❤️

@ercanozcan3263 Жыл бұрын

You are really really really helpful person in that earth I had seen... Here in my country every information about after stroke is like a crovded traffic in which we and my mother lost.

@paulinekaza3217 4 жыл бұрын

I have a motor neuron disease called PLS. I also have spastic paraplegia. Although your info isn’t specific to my diseases I often find it very helpful to me, Thank You!!

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

I am so glad it is helping. Thanks for watching and for sharing your story!

@markwrightutube 4 жыл бұрын

GENIUS THANK YOU

@denisemarshall9387 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Dr Tara Tobias, Thank you so much for your videos and the time you take to give us a detailed explanation of why our body is behaving as it does when we try to do things. Your exercises are so helpful but your explanations are invaluable as they mean we can have an understanding of how to correct our posture as we go about our daily life. To be aware and overcome the compensatory movements that our body has already learnt because we have had to live life sometimes before we are physically ready. Thank you again.

@hermogenesmejia9618 3 жыл бұрын

Keep in make a videos andadvice

@andrewzanas9387 2 жыл бұрын

Great observation, Denise. I'm quickly coming to realize the importance of the comments from other stroke survivors like yourself who post here. They are adding to my knowledge and confidence in these vocational training clusters. We can see them working for tens of thousands... and to know our efforts are not misdirected. It also helps when I see Tara performing the exercises. Her fluency with language in concert with her exquisitely timed gestures makes me want to get out more and spend some time learning how to be more expressive in public. It's one thing to write effectively, another to think and speak off the cuff when all you're thinking about is drawing as little attention to yourself as possible. This past weekend here in Maine I met a woman named Alison who lives in another state with my sister. The three of us went out to lunch together. Halfway through our lunch Alison shocked me when she revealed that she too was a stroke survivor, and after watching me struggle with a cane she wanted me to know she had lacked the confidence to navigate the 3 inch grade coming into the restaurant, and yet she had never hesitated one second to walk in unaided without cane or walker. I didn't have a clue she was handicapped. I admired her courage and told her so. She's partly why I'm here. I taught myself to walk with a cane and have not had any rehab beyond using a walker. My therapists and I developed our own version of the stride and gait taken directly out of the back of the 4,000 page Grey's Anatomy. True story. Mine are as rudimentary as it gets.

@earlanderson8749 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ! The videos help.

@rehabhqofficial 5 жыл бұрын

I am happy to help :)

@hendabester9018 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos! They help a lot. Could you please make more of the videos related to why a stroke survivo’s affected leg swings out wide to the side and exercises on how to correct it?

@rehabhqofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Henda, Perfect timing. Tune in tomorrow when I upload part 1 in a 2 part series on this exact issue :)

@mui25 3 жыл бұрын

Thats because of spasticity,

@oreavandoran4186 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You.....

@movingup41 4 жыл бұрын

#strokegate yes we need more of these video great job.thank you.

@mobilidade4269 9 ай бұрын

Excelente ensinamentos

@ginapetueli7349 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos 👍 your awesome 🤗

@razvanroman8006 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the video , i am not walking sience 2017 march ,the video give me some good ideea to try

@lindadaly7602 2 жыл бұрын

Motivate is our best, thanks…best one

@rudolfwester758 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. That's just my problem.

@salimmichel4738 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@wendyoloff5944 4 жыл бұрын

This a great video to practice. I have gone from a cane to a rollator. Now I am trying to walk again. All this is due to my MS. I have gotten too dependent on physical aids! Determined to walk again unassisted. Thanks for these videos.

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy! Thanks for all the thoughtful and kind feedback. I am so glad to hear these videos are helping. I can "feel" your determination and that I am cheering you on....Never give up and keep setting new goals :)

@ritashahnice3909 2 жыл бұрын

Even I vll I too suffering from ms

@ritashahnice3909 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vdo hard for me balance

@manojsangi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍💐💐

@amberdyet8059 2 жыл бұрын

I recovered on my own using the handrails at the hospital where I was treated & went home by the afternoon. That's how bad I really wanted a Coca-Cola in a vending machine & a cigarette too. If you want something bad enough you will do what it takes to get better all on your own.

@nadireducationalchannel6095 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@ryanwdavies1 4 жыл бұрын

Wizard Thank you!

@nemicox 2 жыл бұрын

U r godess of mother nature. super . luv u from india

@christinehuband4383 Жыл бұрын

I've found that a handrail is a great way to walk without a pause to my steps. And without a cane.

@xungngo8249 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Doctor. Thanks to Doctor's KZfaq, I exercised every day and I recovered many steps. 🙏

@badaryasin562 4 жыл бұрын

Yes make more vedios on stroke We need

@dancers1113 4 жыл бұрын

#strokegait These videos are helping me so much!! Thx Dr. Tobias

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to hear it. Keep up the great work!!

@farhadfatah81 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks dr Tara Tobias keep going serious

@desireeledda727 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there! First of all thank you for your videos and throughout explanations, the world needs more people and specialists like you! I would like to ask you a question. I've suffered a sever brain injury resulting in a lesion right in the centre of the motor cortex so my legs are the affected limbs, I have a little knee spasticity and foot drop/spasticity on my left leg. I can pretty much do all the movements you talked us through in your videos and I mostly walk wearing an afo brace on my affected ankle. I do find that my legs get really stiff when I sit down or don't move for a bit and don't feel completely safe walking down a hill for example, so sometimes I bring a cane along to support me in those situations. Would you have any suggestions for this?

@omarmd3792 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic class of relearning how to walk again in my rehab session I'll surely practice with these orientations. Thanks a lot Dr. Tara!!!

@physicaltherapyextends4094 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Doc i really really love your videos i actually download it all am also a blogger (bePTed) myself and your my inspiration

@ramnavalmaurya5660 3 жыл бұрын

Thanku u so much dr

@maudiewilson7901 3 жыл бұрын

What causes the leg to feel heavy afterusing the bike to warm up muscles

@patriciacoker471 4 жыл бұрын

Yes my walls i feel so much security when i try to walk from the wall thank you.

@harjsoodi4766 Жыл бұрын

#strokegait thank you for all your videos, you give me so much encouragement to improve

@damonlong5712 Жыл бұрын

Hi I really enjoy your videos can you title your part 1 part 2 part three because I watched so many of your videos I just want to be on track and get better thank you

@MoniqueShaq22 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video. This will definitely help me as I already walk around with and without the cane . This will help me do it more comfortable when I’m walking around outside. Of course I would try it outside when I’m comfortable doing it inside first. But I still have a little bit of a drag when walking so I’m hoping this set help with that. 👍👍

@rehabhqofficial 5 жыл бұрын

That is so great! that is a great way to use this video and this activity. Help to get you to the next level in your recovery in a safe progression :)

@debbradecker9900 2 жыл бұрын

I have supination and my husband put the outside half of a shoe insert in my shoe. It makes a big difference!

@eaglevisionmac3243 2 жыл бұрын

Love your content Dr.Tara I had a right side stroke so at the moment I can move my left arm and fingers but I can move my toes yet could you please advise me on what I can do to get my foot to move

@elainemashburn9379 Жыл бұрын

Great info.. Iuse a. Hemi walker( I know you hate them) however my therApis in rehab thought it was a good idea for me. I still feel alo safer with it as opposed to the bigger plTform walker.Im hoping to soon be off of it. Thanks to you

@dandemos7772 2 жыл бұрын

#strokegate, great program, thanks so much

@ferencnefabri4639 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Tara, I' saw your videos, wich are really very good. I am a Hungarian physiotherapist, and I think about some exercises what you theaching before the independent walking it's too late. I' d teach same exercises to my patients, but than when they can standing before they will walk. In that moment need to teach the good balance, if they haven't a good balance I never will to teach the walk with cane or with something else. The balance is the most inportant thing. If they have a good balance, during the walking will not have a bad ankle positions, because I'd teach that during the step exercises. Soory about my english, I can understand evry thing, but I can not to write very well. I enyojd your videos, you are a very good teacher. I 'd a big practise with stroke patients, I like to work and to teach to my patients. Thank's evry thing.

@rehabhqofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Yes, I think we teach in a similar manner :)

@bohdanam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! I was wondering is this same to practice balance and walk for elderly person who did not have a stroke but is using their cane just for the safety?

@theepicure1920 Жыл бұрын

Thanks mam for your excellent video, my body has got spasticity ,I feel my leg heavy and veru difficult to lift.I had stroke paralysis in2016 but unable to move my left hand andleg,now let me know how to start the movement of ankle

@roygonzalez7880 2 жыл бұрын

I use an arm sling to stabilize my left arm from throwing my balance out when I walk. my wife doesn't feel comfortable on me doing that. But I Walk into church without my cane. I haven't gone into a store because my hip right side gives me pain. I'm thinking of going back to rehab.

@TiffTok 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dr Tobias, can you do video from walker to cane?

@charlesdegracia175 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dr Tobias ..I am finding your tutorials Very helpful.. How do I strengthen my hamstring post stroke .. I can walk since my stroke but not without my cane or having my husband help me .. I DO take steps sometimes without assistance .. I feel like I no longer trust my balancing abilities .. My left side was affected in the stroke .. I am also battling hyperextension in my left knee ..How can I correct that problem ..

@nomikabilow4088 Жыл бұрын

How do you safely progress off walking with two crutches? Thanks for your help Dr. Tara

@bryanb0016 2 жыл бұрын

#STROKEGAIT!!! DR. TOBIAS!!! NOW I JUST NEED TO FIND A SUITABLE WALL FOR THIS EXCERCISE. GOD BLESS DR. TOBIAS!

@vikashdash9873 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of love from pinky and thank you

@lizarddronedude3617 Жыл бұрын

Hi doc I ended this so much I was hammering my good-sside wrist by stressing it on my cane

@beverlyschweiss3175 Жыл бұрын

I just watched this. What were the rest of this series called?

@SpiritedSoul1986 Жыл бұрын

I have Cerebral Palsy. Have had it since birth obviously, but I eventually learned to walk on my own when I was a child at some point. At the start of the pandemic, I completely lost the ability to walk without help. I walk every day and have been for a month, using a quad cane. I walked carrying the cane like 4 days ago, however, today I had to use the cane today during both walks after I took two days off to rest my muscles after not taking more than one break in a month due to sore muscles. I don't know how to fix this and become confident again. I also have an issue stepping up onto the main road that separates my road from the road I live on. I freeze and panic, sometimes I can do it without using the cane, but not very often. I'm frustrated.

@rikkiharcourt3868 Жыл бұрын

I seem to have packets of very hard skin on the soles of both feet and the pain throws me off balance. I have moved a lot to keep up my physical strength and I hope to be able to walk again. I do have my feet looked up regularly but the skin grows very fast.

@ronaldbradley2558 3 жыл бұрын

What exercises can I do to correct my step-to walking pattern?

@herring9 3 жыл бұрын

#StrokeGate thanks! I am from Russia.

@markschwartz8808 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel! I have stenosis/ataxia,havent been exposed tothis stuff despite PT. Im a dentist.Is ther a video on avoiding crisscrossing legs when walking? Do you do tele-consultation

@dancers1113 4 жыл бұрын

Dr. Tobias you are so helpful well with the tandem stance I really can’t do that and I want off of this cane. Do u have any other tips cuz I’ve been following you for a while and I wish I could come directly to you!!

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Michelle!! First, I get so excited when I hear people pushing beyond their comfort zone. I think this is a great goal. The progression would be 1. feet side by side (touching) 2. feet shoulder width apart with the uninvolved leg slightly forward 3. Uninvolved leg slightly forward with heal touching big toe 4. feet in tandem (one in front of the other). Wall on the involved side with feet about 6" away from the wall. Be able to hold the position for min 5 sec without falling into/away from the wall before moving on to the next foot position. Try that and let me know how it goes!!

@dancers1113 4 жыл бұрын

Orlando Neuro Therapy I’ll let you know on my progress

@signmode 2 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. I had a bike accident the other week and landed hard on my hip. I can now walk unaided but with a limp. I believe I have psychosomatic as my brain is trying to protect my injured leg although it’s fine now. I need to put weight on it and trust it when walking. Will this video help?

@ericrichards1760 4 жыл бұрын

Really useful exercises thank you

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

You very welcome. I hope it helps :)

@pwdsinglemomraketera Жыл бұрын

Hi Mam! I'm a single and a 2x brainstroke survivor last 2 yrs ago..Im still having a hard time to walk without a cane ,my left arm still not moving..I really want to recover completely

@mrstevek118 3 жыл бұрын

I can walk short distances without my cane, it’s the longer distances I’m worried about or when I’m walking in a crowd, like the mall. I don’t want to bump into people

@marycarmichael6237 3 жыл бұрын

Imusingacanebutthisisahpimmoreworriedboutmyhand

@Tampa2Enjoy 3 жыл бұрын

I have tried to do this with my brace on but my bad left arm keeps on pushing the wall. It is very hard to do with the left arm.

@dgale1023 Жыл бұрын

I do have one question if this makes sense. I am unsteady walking out in the open although I do it. i havent had a stroke or anything like that just sciatica and leg weakness. I am adhering to your vids but if I walk normally on flat ground im a little unsteady but if I walk quickly I'm more stable does that mean anything? BTW I am working on your stairs videos, thank you

@ronaldkongquee3511 4 жыл бұрын

Dr T...you are a U tube superstar ! Thank you ! how long do i need to stand by the wall daily?

@rehabhqofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! as much as possible. Remember, your brain and body are in "learning" mode. Think about how much time you spent learning as a child (hrs a day). It requires a very similar strategy after a stroke :)