How to practice squatting on the toilet with hemiplegia

Patients with hemiplegia can practice squatting and standing balance before practicing squatting toilet. The ability to support the lower limbs and balance of hemiplegic patients determines whether they can squat or not, and it is necessary to strengthen the practice of squatting and standing balance to complete the squatting toilet in the rehabilitation training. After the patient’s trunk can be effectively moved and stabilized, let the patient stand in front of the ribbed wood, with the distance between the feet and the shoulder width, hold the ribbed wood with both hands or let others help to fix it, and the family members or the rehabilitator stand on the affected side of the patient, help to control the affected side of the knee joints and assist to extend the hip joints, so as to make the lower limbs loaded with weights, and start to sit up from the seat, and then squatting gradually, and the time for each exercise should not be too long. Patients first stand with the bed, and then stand up training after the lower limbs have some support, and then swing the affected leg back and forth, step, bend the knee, squatting and so on. It is recommended to install a bidet in the toilet, and it is better to install a handrail beside it, or there is a special commode chair, which is more convenient for hemiplegic patients. It is recommended to go to the rehabilitation department of regular hospitals for rehabilitation training in a timely manner, under the correct guidance of the rehabilitation teacher, so as to avoid the adverse effects caused by blind self-exercise.