Do you feel your weak side is stiff, incorporable, and need to feel better?? Well you need to exercise that whole side daily! Just a little bit is better than sitting and doing nothing each day. Get up, get out, walk, swing your arm/hand, and squeeze a ball in your hand daily! Try using the weak arm/hand often in routine situations like flip the light switch catch the door knob even if you can't turn it! If you drink a bottle of water squeeze the bottle put the cap back on with your weak hand before you toss it in the trash can.

Open the frig with the weak hand, the car door and other things like holding the door open and you'll be surprised how well you can do! Sure, you get tired of therapy or you can't get it approved if it's from medicare to pay. But you can do stretches and leg raises even before you get out of bed Isometric exercises works wonders, that is muscle against muscle! You will see results in little as one week, trust me!

I forgot to say your cane can be used for exercise too! Hold it in both hands spread apart, raise it over your head for 6 seconds and down to waist. Take a couple breaths then lower it to below your knees (6 seconds) or a bit farther if your back will allow you to bend that far, DON'T FALL! Know how far you can bend at first and in a couple weeks you can bend more. That will strengthen the weak arm while the good arm helps out! The hand, fingers and wrist get a work out too holding the cane!

When you can't get therapy paid by insurance this helps YOU feel better at home! Now that I got the puppy for my granddaughter I walk her from my house to the end of the street and back then to the other end and back. I don't think I can make the whole block and back without the scooter!

Fred!