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Frenkel'S Exercises: Reviewed by Yose Rizal

The document outlines an exercise program developed by Professor Heinrich Sebastian Frenkel to help compensate for the inability to sense the position of one's limbs without visual cues. The program consists of coordination exercises that should be done twice daily while lying down, sitting, walking, and standing. Detailed instructions are provided for specific exercises involving movement of the legs, hips, trunk, and arms in different positions.

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Frenkel'S Exercises: Reviewed by Yose Rizal

The document outlines an exercise program developed by Professor Heinrich Sebastian Frenkel to help compensate for the inability to sense the position of one's limbs without visual cues. The program consists of coordination exercises that should be done twice daily while lying down, sitting, walking, and standing. Detailed instructions are provided for specific exercises involving movement of the legs, hips, trunk, and arms in different positions.

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FRENKEL'S EXERCISES

Reviewed by
Yose Rizal
Professor Heinrich
Sebastian Frenkel
(1860-1931)
 This program consists of a planned series
of exercises designed to help you
compensate for the inability to tell where
your arms and legs are in space without
looking.

The exercise routine takes about 1/2 hour


and should be done 2 times daily.
1. Exercises are designed primarily for
coordination; they are not intended for
strengthening.
2. Commands should be given in an even,
slow voice; the exercises should be done
to counting.
3. It is important that the area is well lit
and that you are positioned so that you
can watch the movement of your legs.
4. Avoid fatigue. Perform each exercise
not more than four times. Rest between
each exercise.
5. Exercises should be done within normal
range of motion to avoid over-stretching
of muscles.
6. The first simple exercise should be
adequately performed before progressing
to more difficult patterns.
EXERCISES WHILE LYING:

Starting position: Lie on bed or couch


with a smooth surface along which
the feet may be moved easily. Your
head should be raised on a pillow so
that you can watch every movement.
1. Bend one leg at the hip and
knee sliding your heel along the
bed. Straighten the hip and knee
to return to the starting position.
Repeat with the other leg.
2. Bend one leg at the hip and knee
as in #1. Then slide your leg out to
the side leaving your heel on the bed.
Slide your leg back to the center and
straighten your hip and knee to
return to the starting position.
Repeat with the other leg.
3. Bend one leg at the hip and
knee with the heel raised from
the bed. Straighten your leg to
return to the starting position.
Repeat with the other leg.
4. Bend and straighten one leg at
the hip and knee sliding your heel
along the bed stopping at any
point of command. Repeat with
the other leg.
5. Bend the hip and knee of one leg
and place the heel on the opposite
knee. Then slide your heel down the
shin to the ankle and back up to the
knee. Return to starting position and
repeat with the other leg.
6. Bend both hips and knees
sliding heels on the bed keeping
your ankles together. Straighten
both legs to return to starting
position .
7. Bend one leg at the hip and
knee while straightening the
other in a bicycling motion.
EXERCISES WHILE SITTING:

 Starting position: Sit on a


chair with feet flat on the
floor.
 1. Mark tine, raising just the heel.
Then progress to alternately lifting
the entire foot and placing the foot
firmly on the floor upon a traced foot
print.
2. Make two cross marks on the
floor with chalk. Alternately glide
the foot over the marked cross:
forward, backward, left and right.
3. Learn to rise from the chair and sit
again to a counted cadence. At one, bend
knees and draw feet under the chair; at
two, bend trunk forward; at three, rise by
straightening the hips and knees and then
the trunk. Reverse the process to sit
down.
EXERCISES WHILE WALKING

Starting position: Stand erect


with feet 4 to 6 inches apart.
1. Walk sideways beginning with half steps to
the right. Perform this exercise in a counted
cadence: At one, shift the weight to the left
foot; at two, place the right foot 12 inches
to the right; at three, shift the weight to
the right foot; at four, bring the left foot
over to the right foot. Repeat exercise with
half steps to the left. The size of the step
taken to right or left my be varied.
2. Walk forward between two parallel
lines 14 inches apart placing the right
foot just inside the right line and the
left foot just inside the left line.
Emphasize correct placement. Rest
after 10 steps.
3. Walk forward placing each foot on a
footprint traced on the floor. Footprints
should be parallel and 2 inches from a
center line. Practice with quarter steps,
half steps, three-quarter steps and full
steps
4. Turn to the right. At one, raise the
right toe and rotate the right foot
outward, pivoting on the heel; at two, raise
the left heel and pivot the left leg inward
on the toes; at three, completing the full
turn, and then repeat to the left.
5. Walk up and down the stairs one step at
a time. Place the right foot on one step
and bring the left up beside it. Later
practice walking up the stairs placing one
foot on each step. At first use the railing,
then as balance improves dispense with the
railing
UPPER EXTREMITY EXERCISES

When the arms are affected use a


blackboard and chalk. Change a minus sign
to a plus sign; copy simple diagrams
(straight lines, circles, zig-zag lines, etc.)
Various coordination boards may be used
to improve eye-hand coordination.

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