Top 10 Exercises for Cerebellar Ataxia Patients

• Dr Padam Singh

Top 10 Exercises for Cerebellar Ataxia Patients

Do you or someone around you have trouble walking, holding objects, speaking, or even talking? Also, they may be diagnosed with cerebral ataxia. You should encourage your loved one to seek the best treatment possible as soon as possible. 

?Many health conditions can cause ataxia, including injury or disease to the cerebellum (a brain area that controls muscle movement). Loss of muscle contractibility, particularly in the legs and hands, can be caused by an injury to the cerebellum. 

To reduce spasticity, balance, and tremors, interventions such as drug therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy are available. After interpreting the measurement and assessment results, the physiotherapist designs the treatment program that is most suitable for the patient. Below are some exercises that patients with cerebral ataxia can do easily.

Cerebellar Ataxia

Cerebellar ataxia is when the cerebellum becomes inflamed or damaged. The cerebellum controls gait and muscle coordination. Cerebellar dysfunction can cause postural instability, tremors and difficulty in speech, walking, swallowing, swallowing, involuntary movements, clumsiness, and other symptoms. Trauma, stroke, developmental abnormalities, and viral or bacterial infections can lead to this disorder.

A physiotherapy is a form of physiotherapy that helps individuals with ataxia restore function and reduce activity limitations. It also improves gait, balance, trunk control, and gait. The following exercises can be included in the treatment plan:

Lay with bent knee rotation:

Place your face down on the bed, with both knees bent at the hips and feet flat on the floor. Arms should be kept away from your body. Keep your upper body flat and your back flat. Slowly rotate the knees to one side of your body.

Kneeling press-up

Start by standing straight up, with your knees bent and your arms at your sides. Next, move slowly from a high kneeling position with your hip straight to a low kneeling position, with hips down to rest on the heels.

Quadruped weight shifting

Begin by placing your hand below your knees. Reach your arm out to the shoulder. Reach your opposite leg forward to hip height. Balance before you lower both arms and legs to the ground.

Vestibular ball

With the help of a physiotherapist, a vestibular ball may be used to balance exercises. The patient is seated on an exercise ball, with their feet apart. Move the upper body from the right to the left, and the weight will shift to the other side. To prevent any falls, the physiotherapist locks the legs.

Balance from heel to toe:

Place one foot in front and the other on the opposite side.

Standing lateral weight shift:

Standing with your feet hip-width apart, get into a standing position and begin to shift the weight to one side. Keep the hips, trunk, head, and hips upright.

Standing anterior-posterior shift:

Standing with your feet hip-width apart, get into a standing position and shift all of your weight forward to the toes. Keep your hips, trunk, and head straight.

Lateral lunge:

Stand straight up with your feet in front of you. While shifting your entire body weight and hips to one side, bend the knee on the weight-bearing side. Straighten your back and then return to standing.

Single leg stance:

Stand up and shift your body weight onto one side. Then, lift the other leg off of the ground. Balance on the standing leg. After a while, lower the lifted leg and then repeat the process with the opposite leg.

Sit down:

Place your feet at your knees' hips and sit in a chair. The entire body should be placed in front of the chair.

These exercises should be performed three times per day, with ten repetitions. They should be performed under the supervision of a well-trained physiotherapist. For more pieces of information, visit Sarwarpro.com.