Guest guest Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I have been using a strap like that for years and it helps so much. When you can't reach a certain position you can haul on it until your legs are in the right place. I bought a piece of cord sold as a judo strap which had a loop stitched in one end. I stitched another at the other end and use it daily for yoga. I put my feet in the loops for all exercises with the legs and can achieve much more than without it where you tend to give up as you can't do much. You can achieve some of it just by using a towel. Janet To: mscured From: carolyncarlstrom@... Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 19:31:28 +0000 Subject: Re: Legs A stretching exercise you could do in your wheelchair could be the one given to me. You buy a yoga strap. The one I bought had a plastic snapping lock. I moved it to the end of the strap so it can snap in a loop around my ankle. Then sitting in the chair on the front edge of the seat, you would snap the loop around the ankle, extend that leg fully out, and pull with your arm on the long part of the yoga strap to stretch the inside of the leg and the calf. You hold the stretch for 30 seconds, and rest, then repeat three times and switch legs. I thinnk it would help. The leg that doesn't have the strap on it would be stabilizing you by resting on the floor. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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