Treadmill
Monday, 10 March 2008
Here I am in the harness on the treadmill with no braces or splints but ankle weights to make the thighs work harder in lifting to kick forward. This was taken quite some time ago and just shows a fairly routine walk. The steps are even and I am kicking the foot forward on each step. It is not just swinging backwards and forward.
Also you can see when the camera goes behind me that the feet are going forward well and not swinging out to the sides or catching on the frame of the treadmill. Everything is controlled, and I am making the necessary voluntary movements.
As time is passing Hratch is increasing the speed and the angle, so that I walk up at a 15% incline, making the thighs work harder to lift the legs between paces.