TeamRehab_RiverWest

04/17/2026

Sit to Stand

04/13/2026

Heel Toe Walking
*Translates into ankle stability, midline control, and proper proprioceptive awareness.

Backward Heel Toe Walking
* challenges cerebellum coordination to improve balance reactions.

Side Step Walking & Ball Pass
*Circular sidestepping challenges vestibular balance and proprioception
*Adding a ball to the side step challenges motor planning and eye hand coordination

03/26/2026

03/26/2026

HEEL TOE WALKING
Heel-toe walking trains ankle stability, midline control, and proprioceptive awareness. Patients with POTS, improve circulation and tolerance to upright activity. Patients with hypermobility, strengthen the small stabilizers that protect joints from overextending.

This is MORE THAN WALKING— it’s the foundation of safe, confident movement.

BACKWARD HEEL TOE WALKING
Backward heel-toe walking challenges the cerebellum and coordination centers of the brain — improving balance reactions, spatial awareness, and core stability.

SIDE STEP WALKING + BALL
Adding a ball pass to side-stepping challenges motor planning, eye-hand coordination, and core engagement — crucial for patients with hypermobility (to support joint stability) and POTS (to improve blood flow and autonomic control during movement).

This type of training builds not just strength, but confidence in controlled motion.

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03/26/2026

HEEL TOE WALKING VIDEO
“Precision and posture in motion” 🚶‍♀️✨
Heel-toe walking trains ankle stability, midline control, and proprioceptive awareness.
For patients with POTS, it gently improves circulation and tolerance to upright activity.
For those with hypermobility, it strengthens the small stabilizers that protect joints from overextending.

This is more than walking — it’s the foundation of safe, confident movement.

BACKWARD HEEL TOE WALKING VIDEO
“Taking progress one step backward to move forward” 😉

Backward heel-toe walking challenges the cerebellum and coordination centers of the brain — improving balance reactions, spatial awareness, and core stability.

SIDE STEP WALKING + BALL VIDEO
“Movement + multitasking” 🧠💪
Adding a ball pass to side-stepping challenges motor planning, eye-hand coordination, and core engagement — crucial for patients with hypermobility (to support joint stability) and POTS (to improve blood flow and autonomic control during movement).

This type of training builds not just strength, but confidence in controlled motion.
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This is especially beneficial for POTS and hypermobility patients learning to stay grounded and stable when their systems feel unpredictable.

Persistence has built this patient’s foundation — and it shows. 💥

03/06/2026

Rebuilding strength after surgery starts with one goal— getting that quad to fire again!
After surgery, your brain sometimes “forgets” how to activate the quadriceps fully — that’s where neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) comes in.

⚡ This device sends a safe electrical signal to help the muscle contract, retraining your brain-muscle connection and preventing early atrophy.
This is one of the first steps to walking, squatting, and returning to sport safely.

💡 This helps bridge the gap between passive activation and functional strength, improving coordination, muscle tone, and control.

Each contraction helps your body remember how to move again with stability and power.

In this final phase, we decrease the neuromuscular stimulation — allowing the muscle to contract more on its own.

🧠 This teaches your nervous system to take over, restoring natural firing patterns and confidence in movement without needing as much external help.

💪 This is where patients start seeing their real strength come back.

🌟 The River West Difference: We don’t just rebuild muscles — we retrain the connection between your brain and body, helping you move stronger, smarter, and pain-free.

03/06/2026

💥 Rebuilding strength after surgery starts with one goal— getting that quad to fire again!
After surgery, your brain sometimes “forgets” how to activate the quadriceps fully — that’s where neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) comes in.

⚡ This device sends a safe electrical signal to help the muscle contract, retraining your brain-muscle connection and preventing early atrophy.
This is one of the first steps to walking, squatting, and returning to sport safely.

💡 This helps bridge the gap between passive activation and functional strength, improving coordination, muscle tone, and control.

Each contraction helps your body remember how to move again with stability and power.

In this final phase, we decrease the neuromuscular stimulation — allowing the muscle to contract more on its own.

🧠 This teaches your nervous system to take over, restoring natural firing patterns and confidence in movement without needing as much external help.

💪 This is where patients start seeing their real strength come back.

🌟 The River West Difference: We don’t just rebuild muscles — we retrain the connection between your brain and body, helping you move stronger, smarter, and pain-free.