Since you can't buy it and I'm sure your hospital won't, I'd suggest a combination of a Bosu ball and a floor trampoline with a grab bar. But since I'm not medically trained whatever I say is useless and can't be done.
A BOSU(Both Sides Up) Balance Trainer (or BOSU ball) is a fitness training device, invented in 1999 by David Weck. It consists of an inflated rubber hemisphere attached to a rigid platform. ... When the dome side faces up, the BOSU ball provides an unstable surface while the device remains stable.
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| I prefer round side down, much more challenging and less likely to roll your ankle. Then roll your hips and try to stay upright. I started by hanging onto something sturdy. |
This below works pretty good, especially if you stand only on your affected leg while holding on. And then try jumping. That really challenges you. Didn't your doctor inform you that stroke rehab was going to be the most difficult thing you were going to do in your life? If not, your doctor never talked to their patients about recovery.
At CES 2020, Neofect makes rehab fun and engaging for stroke survivors
Among the sea of CES
booths here at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas is a man standing
on a 30-inch square platform, dancing. It would be easy to think this
was a simple game of Dance Dance Revolution,
but it's actually a new device that helps people recovering from a
stroke rehabilitate their legs, balance and posture. The board is called
the Neofect Smart Balance and it's the latest product in the growing
field of physical therapy gamification.
Every 40 seconds someone in the US has a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And every year nearly 500,000 people go through rehabilitation to
minimize the damage caused by a stroke and improve their well-being. The
rehab process can be monotonous and tedious, which is why the digital
health company Neofect sought to create fun and engaging exercises to
aid people in recovery.
With Neofect Smart Balance, you can
choose different games to focus on rehab. In one game you move your feet
to the beat of a song while timing a leg lift and step. In another
game, you wear a strap around your chest that has a sensor. You lean and
move to control an onscreen airplane with the sensor. "Patients are physically and cognitively challenged and can also have fun while rehabilitating," said Scott Kim, co-founder and CEO of Neofect USA.
Watch this:
Neofect Smart Balance is like Dance Dance Revolution...
This isn't Neofect's first gamification rehab device. Over the past decade, the company released the Neofect Smart Glove and Neofect Smart Board aimed at helping hand and upper arm rehabilitation. In 2018 at CES, we saw the Neofect NeoMano, a robotic glove that helps people suffering from paralysis move their hands to grip and grab things like a toothbrush.
Physical and occupational therapists can connect with users through the app to guide patients through rehabilitation remotely. Neofect Connect is available on iOS and Android.
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