Functional Training Exercise - Step ups

Always check with your CPO/therapist which exercises are possible with your prosthesis. As with any exercise, if you feel unwell or experience physical pain or discomfort, you should stop immediately and consult a doctor.
Stand in front of an exercise step, using hand support if neccesary.
Move your weight slowly forward over the prosthetic leg, then push your residual limb into the socket and in a controlled manner gently place the sound side foot on the step. Feel your full weight loaded on your prosthetic knee and concentrate on only using the sound side for balance instead of your full weight on the step. Try to control your balance on the prosthetic side using the muscles around your hip. Pay attention to the forward movement of your pelvis on the prosthetic side, keeping it in line and without twisting or rotating. Squeeze your residual limb muscles to pushing down into your prosthesis while lifting up your sound leg to return back to the starting position. Perform several repetitions of this movement.

In this video you see a Rheo Knee XC, If you do not have these prostheses ask your CPO/therapist how to exercise with your prosthetic limb.

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Видео Functional Training Exercise - Step ups канала Össur Academy