I have posted this idea to follow before in a way to avoid any falls! We have to remember that one side of our brain was attacked leaving us to depend on sight and feel to make our paralysed side work the way it must for us to even walk, see and do many things we wish to do slowly!

Here it is: Always think to bend the knee not picking up the foot! That's when we stumble when we think pick up the foot. See thinking bend the knee is much easier to do and if we bend the knee I promise you the foot will follow! Otherwise thinking foot you will notice at times it feels like the foot is stuck to the floor or it hesitates to move! So, the real answer is think, bend the knee and you will walk much safer without falling or making a stumble which leads to falls! You got it??? It works and it's therapy approved not my idea!

Then take your cane if you use one and while sitting catch it in both hands raise it over the head and down to your ankles several times! If you have normal balance you can do the same thing standing but take it to just below your knees and back over the head for about 5 to 7 times at first! You can increase to 10 times once you feel good about doing this exercise safely! Then bending the knee gets easier as time goes by!

Have you notice lately that your weak arm seem to be smaller than the other arm?? It lacks the exercise to build up the muscle and that leads to a bit of pain after a while in the shoulder and fore arm!