spinal cord injury

Walking is one of those movements we all take for granted. We don’t regard this as an exercise, it is just something we all can do. But what happens if you have an accident, injury or suffer with some type of disease that affects your ability to walk correctly? What can you do about it? A severe loss of balance, strength, and confidence to do things that were previously easy and taken for granted can now completely change your quality of life. A stretching program will help to relieve some stiffness but will not be your answer for lack of strength. A strength program will help, but will not be your answer for lack of stability and movement efficiency. What do you do? To answer this is very difficult and will take more than just one secret exercise or a one size fits all approach. I have worked for many years helping people overcome all types of injury, and without a doubt helping someone to walk again would be right up there as the hardest physical problem to find a lasting solution to. In this article, I am going to share with you some of my most successful exercises, strategies, and methods for helping people learn to walk correctly, or in some cases getting out of the wheel chair and learning to walk again!

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