she is 82 years old. walks slighty with a walker
2006-12-21 14:23:01 · 5 answers · asked by joshua w 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Good question; Have you asked her doctor?
2006-12-21 14:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest seeking a physical therapist. My grandmother is currently in a wheel chair but it is short term. They have her do heel and toe lifts against the floor. Also she lifts her legs straight up as far as she can, She lays on her back, knees lifted and presses her feet against the palm of your hand as hard a possible. They do each exercise with 10-12 reps 2-3 times daily. For the upper body using the wheel chair is enough provided she uses her strength to transport herself around rather than buttons. If she does you may want to start with 1 or 2lb arm weights do various arm exercises.
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2006-12-21 22:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by dinatuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with any senior services in your community. I know there is at least one tape of exercises that can be done from a chair. Below are the results of a search on "chair exercises". One of them might work.
2006-12-21 22:37:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check http://excercise.about.com. If you don't find anything on the site right away, click on the author's name at the top of one of the pages to email and ask her for advice. She's great at exercise for special needs.
2006-12-21 22:26:38 · answer #4 · answered by TeriR 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a book on Tai Chi that is special for people in a chair. I noticed that eBay also has people selling Tai Chi Sit to Get Fit videos ... this is the URL for one of them. It runs around $7.99 starting bid.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tai-Chi-Sit-to-Get-Fit-Chair-Exercise-DVD-Video_W0QQitemZ330062123878QQihZ014QQcategoryZ617QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD10VQQcmdZViewItem
2006-12-21 22:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋