stump movement| Correct incorrect stump posture

1. Purpose: To correct and prevent wrong postures and avoid incorrect habitual postures

2. Knee residual limb exercises:

Figure 1. Lie on your back, with your lower back close to the bed, relax your lower back and press down (the residual limbs cannot be lifted up), hold this position for 5 seconds and then relax, several times a day, several times each time.

Picture 2: Lie on your back, with your waist and back close to the bed, and your residual limbs also close to the bed. Raise your head and shoulders (limited to raising your upper chest and not sitting up) for 5 seconds and then lay flat, several times a day, several times each time.

Picture 3: Lie on your back, with your back close to the bed, bend your legs, hold your knees tightly with your hands, and try to push the residual limb down to only touch the bed, but do not arch your back and support it for 5 seconds. Relax, several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 4. Lie on your side to the healthy side, bend your healthy leg, hold your knee tightly with your opposite hand, and push your residual limb backward as much as possible (that is, extend it backwards). Keep your body in a stable side-lying position and do not rotate with your residual limb. Hold this position for 5 seconds and relax, several times a day, each time

Several times.

Figure 5: Lie on your back, rotate your legs first inward for 5 seconds, then outward for 5 seconds, several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 6: Lie on your side, lie on your residual side, keep your body in a straight line (do not bend over and arch your back),

Lift the good leg and abduct it (that is, open the good leg), and point the toes towards the ceiling. Hold this for 5 seconds, then relax and return to the original position, several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 7. Sitting or lying on your back, straighten your healthy leg forward, point your toes toward the sky, turn your sole inward, and raise your foot upward (the heel should not leave the bed). Hold this position for five seconds, then relax, several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 8. Stand two feet away from the wall, facing the wall, put your hands against the wall, straighten your elbows, and then gradually bend your elbows until your upper body is close to the wall. Do not bend your knees to lengthen the Achilles tendon. Do this several times a day, several times each time.

3. Movements of residual limbs below the knee:

Figure 1. Sit on a wooden chair, with the knee sockets close to the edge of the chair, and the residual limbs straight forward (the thighs are close to the chair surface and cannot be lifted). Hold for 5 seconds, relax, several times a day, and repeat each time.

Figure 2. Sit on a wooden chair. The method is the same as before, but to increase the resistance, you can use a piece of dough, canvas or thick cloth at the front end of the residual limb, pull it with a rope, pass it under the chair, and go around a pulley or a circular shaft. Use a weight or a sandbag as resistance at the other end of the rope. The resistance increases or decreases according to the strength of the residual limb.

4. Training on the use of prosthetic limbs: To train balance movements, it is best to stand in front of a large mirror, raise your head and chest, and do not look down at your feet.

Figure 1. With the legs six inches apart, first move your weight to the sound leg and support it for 5 seconds, then move your weight to the prosthetic leg and support it for 5 seconds, several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 2. The prosthetic leg takes a step forward, and the weight falls on the good leg. Hold it for 5 seconds. Then the good leg takes a step forward. The weight falls completely on the prosthetic leg. After supporting it for 5 seconds, the good leg takes a step back and holds it for another 5 seconds. When practicing, be careful to keep the legs close and not open, and they must be rhythmic. Several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 3. The prosthetic leg takes a step forward, presses the heel against the ground, and puts the body weight on the sound leg. Rotate the prosthetic leg outward and support it for 5 seconds, then rotate it inward and support it for 5 seconds, several times a day, several times each time.

Figure 4: Use the sound limb to bear the weight, and swing the prosthetic limb left and right in front of the body. Do not move the upper body when swinging, only the prosthetic limb swings with the residual limb.

Figure 5. Bear the weight with the healthy leg, and swing the prosthetic limb forward and back, several times a day, several times each time.