Physiotherapy follow up #2 HKL - 24 November 2015

Dad went for his second physio follow up at the hospital today. I explained to the physio that while he has been gaining strength, his coordination has been poor. She recommended that he did more stretching exercises as his muscles are always tense which make movement harder.

Today we did purely hand stretches and some standing up (about 5 times). There were many MAHSA students on their internship today and naturally Dad was a guinea pig, which I am not complaining as I also learn together with them on how to handle him.

They recommended 3 stretches: (looks like the knowledge I learnt during my Personal Training Certification is coming back into use again)

1. Passive stretching: Dad lies down on the bed and we place one hand on his shoulder and the other hand on his wrist and roll it back and forth like a rolling pin.

2.Overhead stretches lying down - get him to extend his arm all the way back while lying down

3. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation - Get Dad to sit at the edge of the bed, with both hands by his side, Sitting upright, chest opened up, get him to press his palms against the bed.

Feeling kind of flat out today, signing off.