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Practical Knowledge Sharing for Overcoming the Daily Challenges of Living with ALS
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By St. Louis ALS Association Caregiversfor ALS Caregivers
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Overview
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Introduction
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Keep Your Body Moving:
Retaining Range of Motion
Retaining Range of Motion
Who We Are
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.
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.
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.
The Purpose of This Book
THIS BOOK INCLUDES:
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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
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
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.
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.
The Purpose of This Book
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
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
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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
◼ 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.
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.
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)
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Video: Upper Body Exercises
Video: Upper Body Exercises Using Sit to Stand
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