Keep Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion Workshop Companion Reference

Retaining Range of Motion

Workshop Companion Reference

Practical Knowledge Sharing for Overcoming
the Daily Challenges of Living with ALS

By ALS Caregivers for ALS Caregivers

Overview

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Introduction

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Keep Your Body Moving:
Retaining Range of Motion

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Who We Are

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We are not experts. We are not vendors.
We are a community of current or previous care givers who have experienced this disease personally and have battled ALS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We had to “learn on the job”. We immersed ourselves in all available information resources and in people networks seeking practical solutions to help us manage daily living challenges.

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THIS BOOK WILL BENEFIT: Those who attended the overcoming bathing challenges & retaining range of motion workshop & want a quick refresher of the key take aways or those who were unable to attend but would still like to benefit from the demonstrations.

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The Purpose of This Book

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THIS BOOK INCLUDES:

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● Upper Body
● Lower Body

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What This Is Not: This is not a therapy or group counseling session. This is not a vendor sales pitch or health care experts providing “book based” advice.

What This Is: Video's of demonstrations provided by caregivers covering common retaining range of motion scenarios along with the equipment and techniques to overcome them.
For more detailed guidance on retaining range of motion refer to the Keeping Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion Booklet. Last revision 1/22/24.

If you have learnings to share or would like to join our efforts, email learnings@ALSCaregivers.org

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Who We Are

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We are not experts. We are not vendors.
We are a community of current or previous care givers who have experienced this disease personally and have battled ALS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We had to “learn on the job”. We immersed ourselves in all available information resources and in people networks seeking practical solutions to help us manage daily living challenges.

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The Purpose of This Book

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What This Is Not: This is not a therapy or group counseling session. This is not a vendor sales pitch or health care experts providing “book based” advice.

What This Is: Video's of demonstrations provided by caregivers covering common retaining range of motion scenarios along with the equipment and techniques to overcome them.
For more detailed guidance on retaining range of motion refer to the Keeping Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion Booklet. Last revision 1/22/24.

If you have learnings to share or would like to join our efforts, email learnings@ALSCaregivers.org

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Upper Body Range of Motion

Equipment Used During The Demonstration

Video: Upper Body Range of Motion Stretches

◼ Arm exercise bike
◼ Grip / stress ball
◼ Over the door pulley
◼ Rolyan resting splint
◼ Rubber bands
◼ Sit to stand
◼ Theraband

For more detailed guidance on Keep Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion refer to the
Keep Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion Booklet.

For more detailed guidance on Overcoming Upper Body Weakness refer to the
Overcoming Upper Body Weakness Booklet.

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Upper Body Range of Motion

Video: Upper Body Range of Motion Stretches

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Upper Body Range of Motion (Continued)

Video: Upper Body Exercises

Video: Upper Body Exercises Using Sit to Stand

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Upper Body Range of Motion (Continued)

Video: Upper Body Exercises Using Sit to Stand

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Lower Body

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Equipment Used During The Demonstration

Lower Body Range of Motion

◼ leg bike

Video: Legs & Feet Range of Motion Stretches

For more detailed guidance on Keep Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion refer to the
Keep Your Body Moving: Retaining Range of Motion Booklet.

For more detailed guidance on Overcoming Lower Body Weakness refer to the
Overcoming Lower Body Weakness Booklet.