What type of activity should I do?
Choose something every day that you enjoy!! Go for it....
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Dance in your kitchen to the radio (Kitchen Disco!!)
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Laps of your garden (Captain Tom style!)
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Punch a pretend punching bag (forwards and sideways)
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Weight lift using a tin of beans (elbow curls, bent arm lifts)
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20 minutes of gardening, raking or housework
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Walk to the local shop or even ‘to the corner and back’
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Drive to the supermarket and park your car in the furthest parking spot to increase the walking distance
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Why not try a kettle boiling exercise?? Balance on 1 leg or stand with your feet together while the kettle boils…..
REMEMBER: Always finish with a few simple stretches and a drink!
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Check out smartphone apps for useful apps to help get you moving and keep you healthy
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Take your time get up if you have fallen
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plan how to get up before doing it,
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move from the floor to a sitting position
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ask someone to bring you a stool/chair
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push down on the chair to get up
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if needed help ask someone to support you at your hips or ribs
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Do not panic
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do not try to pull up on objects
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do not let helpers pull you up from under your arms
How to get up off the floor
How to move from lying to sitting
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Take the covers off
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roll onto your side
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put your feet out over the edge of the bed
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keep your knees bent approx. 90°
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push yourself up with your elbow and hand's by pushing into the mattress
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a bed lever can help if needed and also pyjamas that are smooth e.g. satin
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Do not sit bolt upright in bed
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Do not pull up on the edge of the mattress
How to stand up from a chair
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Use a chair equal to the height of your knee
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Move your bottom to the edge of the chair
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Place your feet slightly behind your knees
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lean your body forward “nose over toes”
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push down on the arms of the chair
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stand up tall from your hips followed by your knees
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to sit down bend your knees and hips, keep your "nose over toes" to sit down slowly
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Do not sit in a low very soft chair
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do not stand up without moving to front of the sofa
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do not pull up an object in front of you
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do not let helpers pull you up from under your arms
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do not "collapse/fall back" into the chair to sit down
How to roll over in bed.
How do I access Neuro-therapy Services?
People in the Harrogate area can access Therapy Services through:
1. GP referral
2. Consultant referral
3. Specialist Nurse referral
4. Open Access
We are able to offer you telephone, virtual appointments or face-to-face in full PPE for protection.
So stay safe, we are here when you need us!
- The Harrogate Neuro-rehabilitation Team
