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I observed his waking and saw him almost falling over a couple of times from stubbing his toes in the ground. It looks like his hip flexors and lower abs are weak because he doesn't raise his feet high enough. He also veers to the right side trying to stand up after squatting down for a while (working in the garden), picture the 'drunken master' in those kungfu video games that that's what he looks like. So his right leg is especially weak.
I don't want to cause you worry, but this sounds a little like a "high stepping" gait disorder, where you can't dorsiflex (pull toes toward your head), so that you drag your toes on the ground.
Did they do anything to test his walking at the ER or did they just treat his gash?
Yeah, I think that's the real reason behind him being so out of shape. He kept saying ' I'm an old man' when we talked about fitness. Someone had him believe that walking is good enough and that was all he did when he went to the gym.
There was a really good article in the NY Times I read several months ago. Basically it has scientifically been proven that you're "as old as you feel". A lot of the elderly people who "let themselves go" just stopped trying, stopped being active, and their bodies just atrophied for it. I mean hell, when there are 80 year old who are running marathons and benching 320 and I'm 28 and can't do either of those things it tells you that you can stay physically active and improve despite your age.
Strength has much more to do with your level of physical activity than it does with your age. Here is a video of an 82 year old man bench pressing 320lbs:
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For Core/abs Try some of those reistence rope things (the rubber tube things) and have him do an excercise already from the seated position so he would be pulling down and just compacting a bit at the end of the rep. That might help. I think any ab excercise from a seated position would be an easier motion to compress down rather the use his abs to lift into a rep.
Can he do them if you hold his feet? My grandpa is 76 and can't do a situp on his own. The reason is that he tries to lift his feet for some reason instead of flex his core muscles to pull himself up.
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In addition let your dad do those, they work magic in the stumbling-prevention-department:
Toe Raises
Stand upright with your toes over the ledge of a platform, weight or block. Hold on to a wall with one hand for balance, if you need to. Your toes should be extended as far out over the edge as you can, but maintain your posture and balance and keep your heels on the step or block.
Pull your toes in toward your shins as far as you can. The rest of your body should remain upright, and you should feel the contraction around your shins. Hold for a second, then lower and repeat. Do up to three sets of 12 to 20 reps.
Oh yeah, definitely. This is the closest link: if the toes go in the ground then the muscles that pivot the foot are the first suspect before the muscles that lift the leg
I don't want to cause you worry, but this sounds a little like a "high stepping" gait disorder, where you can't dorsiflex (pull toes toward your head), so that you drag your toes on the ground.
Did they do anything to test his walking at the ER or did they just treat his gash?
He was diagnosed with Parkinsonism a few months earlier and is taking the meds. I told the ER the same thing but they only treated his gash and did a head CT. I know part of his problem is neurological but his muscles also need to get stronger to prevent more accidents.
For Core/abs Try some of those reistence rope things (the rubber tube things) and have him do an excercise already from the seated position so he would be pulling down and just compacting a bit at the end of the rep. That might help. I think any ab excercise from a seated position would be an easier motion to compress down rather the use his abs to lift into a rep.
Good to know.
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Can he do them if you hold his feet? My grandpa is 76 and can't do a situp on his own. The reason is that he tries to lift his feet for some reason instead of flex his core muscles to pull himself up.
Yeah, I'll try holding his legs the next time. He has no problem doing the lower abs version: raising his legs up from the supine position but his upper abs are just really weak.
There was a really good article in the NY Times I read several months ago. Basically it has scientifically been proven that you're "as old as you feel". A lot of the elderly people who "let themselves go" just stopped trying, stopped being active, and their bodies just atrophied for it. I mean hell, when there are 80 year old who are running marathons and benching 320 and I'm 28 and can't do either of those things it tells you that you can stay physically active and improve despite your age.
You have the link to the article? I want to print it out and show it to him. I've been trying to tell him that for years.
