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TuxedoKat

(3,821 posts)
Tue Mar 30, 2021, 10:17 AM Mar 2021

Help for leg pain/mobilty

Hello my 86 year old mom needed knee replacements years ago which she refused to have. As a result her legs, calves mainly, stiffened up and walking is very hard for her now. She was making some improvements with swimming, a hot tub, and rowing but with the pandemic her gym shut down and she’s lost strength and her walking has deteriorated. On FB I saw ads for various products — one with compression massagers that wrap around the feet and calves (slabway.com) and the other with pedals that move your feet and ankles while sitting (legxercise.com) I just found out she has one of those whole body vibration machines (one of my brothers recently bought one used but she hasn’t used it yet) you can stand on so wondering if anyone has experience with those either. Any comments and suggestions are welcome

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Help for leg pain/mobilty (Original Post) TuxedoKat Mar 2021 OP
Sorry for your mom... Bayard Mar 2021 #1
Medicare should pay for multigraincracker Mar 2021 #2
This is your best choice. Patterson Mar 2021 #4
PT... Maxheader May 2021 #6
Not too late to have the surgery. marybourg Mar 2021 #3
I have a whole body vibration machine womanofthehills Apr 2021 #5

Bayard

(24,145 posts)
1. Sorry for your mom...
Tue Mar 30, 2021, 10:33 AM
Mar 2021

Have you tried just stretching her calves? Like, just pointing her toes up--gently--towards her shins? (got rid of my bone spurs that way) Using topical analgesic on them?

womanofthehills

(9,215 posts)
5. I have a whole body vibration machine
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 10:45 PM
Apr 2021

I love it. It loosens up your whole body and helps with leg pain. It really also loosens up my shoulders big time.I started out with a low vibration but now actually love the highest vibration. Doing it every day helps. Stretching her legs would also help I also have a massage table so I can do lots of leg exercises without having to lie on the floor. She might set up one session with a physical therapist for exercises she can do everyday.

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