Thread: muscle stimulator ..

If its an issue of placing weight on your lower leg, such as standing to do common "calf raises"; then how about using elastic resistance/ stretch bands. You can stay seated & attach the bands to the pads of your feet,,,hold the bands in your hands,,, the up/down movement of the ankle will provide the exercise without the weight of the body on the leg.

Different color bands have different resistance levels. This will be a very high repetition exercise.

I spent five months in a full size leg cast and another six weeks in a half cast. The half cast was to support my knee because I had lost so much muscle they did not believe I could walk without ruining my knee, and it was pre many of the great braces available. The short answer for my therapy was when they went to the short cast, it was waterproof and I had to swim, a lot.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

If its an issue of placing weight on your lower leg, such as standing to do common "calf raises"; then how about using elastic resistance/ stretch bands. You can stay seated & attach the bands to the pads of your feet,,,hold the bands in your hands,,, the up/down movement of the ankle will provide the exercise without the weight of the body on the leg.

Different color bands have different resistance levels. This will be a very high repetition exercise.

Thats a problem, I cannot flex my ankle. The fracture is at the bottom of my tibia which rests in the ankle joint. They are all connected.