I just walked a mile for first time in 10 years without pain....thanks so much for this video. 10 years ago I twisted my knee playing tennis. Dr thought it might be a torn meniscus, xray and mri were negative. I continued to limp and it turned into knee and back pain. I've tried different leg exercises but after a week after your video it is much improved...THANKS
I had a torn meniscus a few years ago ( in my 70s) doc said just let it heal, took about 8 months for last bit of stiffness to go, but ok. I do get a twinge of weakness sometimes, I do lots of keep fit and can do deep squats but have to be careful of lunges.
I am 71; since reaching 70, with poor balance I have watched many, many videos about walking. This one was different! I just walked my dogs and was the most comfortable walking that I have been in two years. Very helpful was to walk from the hips, take tiny steps, and okay to lean forward a little. No one else said any of those things. Thank you so much; I have hope!
I'm 75 and that's almost the only way I do my groceries now... hunched over the grocery cart... I am so glad I found these exercises to help me get out of this rut ! ❤
Ger a long walking stick and use it to keep you walking upright. It works for me and I'm 91 years old. I hunch over because it decreases the muscle pain around my belly.
I got mashed between 2 trucks in 99 and have NEVER gotteon totally over it-- and just lately I"m starting to do this more.... THANK YOU.. OH- and I DO feel like I'm getting older because I AM.. ha I have no issue about getting older-- and I don't give a rip what anyone thinks.... but I want to walk right because it hurt less and I feel better.. and again THANKS>
I watched this video two days ago and on yesterday I tried to walk the way you demonstrated. Amazing how much difference it made. I even walked a little faster than usual. Thank you so much. You were answer to my prayers.
Have both Degenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Stenosis and several more things. Am 73 yrs and yes hard to stand straight for long and walk especially. I try hard though. Use a cart at a store and never will use mobile chair at store I try walking. But it hurts and cannot do much shopping that way, but the cart helps. I thank you so much for the tips and wish we had those in my area that would actually come out to explain things like this. I need left hip surgery and right knee total knee replacement and have had other hip and knee done and spine worked on three times, and this is terrible, and it is not ever sure how it will come out if at all of course. Infections like Mersa can happen and that can be deadly, and I know this as was a victim once but lived. I certainly want to stand straight and wild do anything to work on this. Thank you! (Used to dance, and do not like anyone I went to school with to ever see me like this, or that I worked around)
Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. Here are a few videos you may find helpful until your surgeries: Walking with bone-on-bone knee pain: ua-cam.com/video/63SJMytfL08/v-deo.html Hip arthritis exercises: ua-cam.com/video/PZTPPBVWW0w/v-deo.html
You all are great! I fell hurting my spine and it a journey so much. Yes I walk everyday. I pay attention to how I walk, thank you so much you all are great guides.. I keep my weight down, and I focus very much. But somedays I do sink and I feel myself slouching seriously.. Thank you so much. No more tripping I pay attention to my steps..
I was a crew member in the Army, in Blackhawks and Huey's for 30 of 32 years. Had 4000 hours and I'm 6'2. Always hunched to see out the window or I had to go to a knee to see out the window when doing landings or training in gunnery. Just created an almost constant pain and as you're describing. The hips were always crushed it seemed.. the body armor when deployed plus the ammunition and gear I really never recovered from. I have a spur on L3 and that really creates a issue with going to the bathroom and getting up. I'm gonna work on this.. thank you. I'm 58 and retired in 2016.
Another thank you for your service. We all owe you so much. I'm going to start my days with rewatching this video and any other relating to my posture and pain. Perhaps I will look for anther relating to my laziness in this area.
Here are 2 other videos to help you with posture: Kyphosis-Lordosis posture: ua-cam.com/video/3gw0j-dNHlg/v-deo.html Exercises for spinal stenosis: ua-cam.com/video/YSVYTw37ymE/v-deo.html
I had spinal fusion on L4 and 5 in 2020. I cannot walk tall. And it hurts as I walk humped over unless I have a cart. I sure wish I had your office to come to. But i am going to do the exercises, along with chair yoga (my knees replaced too from a worn out back). Thank you!
You're welcome. Here's a video about Upper Back Pain Between The Shoulder Blades that my help with the discomfort below your scapula. ua-cam.com/video/thSpH4BgJTI/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing this with us. I, recently, started working in a Nursing home, and the approach to walking better are all the same (basically)….balance acts and strengthening, but some are still falling. I appreciate your teaching and explanation so I can apply this to my pts to see better results. Thx, again.
Thank you so very much for this it is much appreciated.I have struggled for years with hip, knee,feet and different orthotics as I’m walking on the outside of my feet no matter what orthotics I have or what I do.I’m waiting for an appointment for orthopaedics. After doing even just the first exercise I felt straighter and pain in lower back lessened. I have put these exercises on my to do everyday list. God bless you. 🌟🙏👍🏻🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💜
😊😊Thanks for the tips I’ve been suffering with back problems for years I’ve been suffering with Scoliosis it’s getting worst I had physio I had injections in my spine which helped for some time I seemed to be bending my friends are always telling me to straiten up but my back aches my hip is now aching also I saw your exercise this morning and I’m going to try them out see how the can help me I’m over 70 and still very active 😊
You're welcome. Here are a few other videos you might be interested in: Scoliosis exercises: ua-cam.com/video/mKr1JlCktgM/v-deo.html Kyphosis exercises: ua-cam.com/video/3gw0j-dNHlg/v-deo.html
The first exercise alone made a difference in my hip flexor tightness after just 2 reps! I intend to keep that in my stretching repertoire from now on. I have arthritis in my right hip, and keeping it flexed is the most comfortable position. That in turn tightened the flexors even more, and made even gentle stretches painful and the gluteus muscles weaker. The whole thing has been snowballing for years now. After I did the first two exercises, I got up and walked across the living room with an almost-normal gait. The first exercise is so simple, and shows that I'd been doing that stretch wrong for years. I like that it can be practiced just about anywhere while out on a walk, at the supermarket, just after getting out of the car, etc. Thanks for this helpful video!
Glad it helped. Here are two other videos about hip arthritis that you might find helpful. ua-cam.com/video/PZTPPBVWW0w/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/YBWkP4_ZuZo/v-deo.html
Thank you for this video I’m going to start trying this tomorrow. I’ve had over 25 surgeries most orthopedic. Six in my lower back alone. I just want to walk period!!! I’ll let you know how I make out . Thank you ! thank you!
Thanks. I'll consider the video. In truth it's more about a consistently healthy, high-protein diet and consistently working out (over 28 years) more than any one magic tip or exercise.
I can't wait to get started, have been having miserable time trying to walk. My hip flexor on one side is wicked painful on some movements. Love this vid it makes so much sense.
Wow~ this was a truly helpful post, thanks so much! The fact that the therapist's physique is so well defined is a bonus, as it shows quite clearly what he is talking about. At only my mid 50's, I've caught myself hunching forward while walking past a mirror at the gym~ had no idea I was doing so until I saw my reflection. Severe back injuries that began in childhood & throughout my first four decades- sports/car accidents/falls- are catching up w/me I think. I've been focusing on tilting my pelvis forward when walking for some time now, though it feels unnatural & awkward. However, if I don't do this, I'm in pain after only a half mile or so. These add'l movements will surely help, & I'm grateful. Thanks again🙋
Glad it was helpful! If you like extensive explanation, you're on the right channel. I do get comments sometimes that there's too much talk, but I know there are people like yourself who like to have a deeper understanding.
your video has helped me not to lean forward I am 67 and I've been leaning forward my whole life because I'm tall and my back muscles get tired . I never realized it was from the hips, I had to roll my hips back so I could stand up straighter 😌👍🏻✨
Thank you Dr Dave a lot of good hints I intend to use . I am a fast walker and naturally take a longer step. Swing my arms for Rhythm and carry a walking stick for dogs and balance. 😊
@helenkendrick3545 New Zealand! Wow! I am amazed by the number of countries Dr. Candy reaches but not surprising because his information is very helpful!
Good advice with useful demonstrations. Something else I’ve noticed with regard to a tendency to have a slightly head-down position is that I normally wear progressive lenses, which work well most of the time. However, because of my height, if I am comfortably balanced, anything on the ground closer than about 10 metres is slightly out of focus. Thus if I want to look at things closer in, there’s a tendency to lean down a bit when walking along.
With the progressive lenses, you may have to do that. And it's okay to look down to see things to make sure you don't trip over them. Just don't stay there all the time.
hi,this is literally my dad. hes recovering from brain surgery, and cant walk atm, and only stands a little with assistance. are there any exercises that couldhelp that he could do seated or laying down pls? tysm. awesome video btw. very helpful
@@More4Life Im actually quite impressed. You have explained everything a PT was “training” me to do over six (expensive) months but I struggled to grasp onto it all. It was a lot of info to actually “integrate”. Everything you say in your videos makes sense and answers questions/concerns that I’ve had in the process-like when I tuck my pelvis under how the tendency is to roll the thoracic area, so you need upper back elongation. And to keep the back flat. I could “see” the hip flexors when you explained it and could “see” my need to stretch them. And how we tend to want to use our lower back (which mine is especially swayed on top of it). So many of the things you say “fill in the blanks” for me. I could go on.. Thank you for making these videos
@@jeanhendersonharley3228 with the hip replacement you may develop stiffness in the hip flexors as noted in the video. Although it's not directly CAUSED by Parkinson's, many people with Parkinson's do tend to round their upper back, so it's important to maintain thoracic (upper back) extension mobility.
I have a friend who uses a walker inappropriately. Cannot get him to stand up straight, look forward, instead of down. This is a huge problem for seniors.
Lol... never noticed it, but I see what you mean. That's just a faceplate cover that's off center, so there's no electric in that one, but thanks for the insight.
Sorry to hear your back is killing you. Here's a playlist with videos about how to relieve back pain: ua-cam.com/play/PLsxYq2xJHBAmbnaeQmTgz23Wop1IYbFfM.html
My mother in law walks practically at 180 degrees. It’s really extreme. She had a hip replacement six years ago but if anything it got worse. She keeps saying it’s her weak abdominals but then she never did the hip flexor exercises they gave her. I suspect it’s really tight hips. She is nearly 90 so I don’t think we can do much about it. She uses a rollator which allows her to walk and see where she is going. Tight calf muscles are another prime cause of bad walking gait. It starts a chain reaction upwards
Very informative. Despite sitting too much, and lower back issues (which used to be debilitating), many years of yoga (low to the mat) help with keeping hip flexors open, always striving to open up the front of the chest, etc. Can stand perfectly straight, if done intentionally and stay in one spot, no discomfort, but can't move through space in that position. Always feels like I'm falling backwards.
@@auggiedoggiesmommy1734 In my roughly 20 years of yoga, never even attempted power yoga. For many years, intermediate hatha, but last several years, very long, morning yin practices. Yoga did wonders for my back issues and is helping with joints and flexibility (although age and time have taken their toll).
@@silverforest4682 I use Tai Chi to help loosen up stiff joints and get muscles moving. It's also a great help for balance. At times a move requires you to balance on a leg but not for too long.
Exercise started 3:28 . I only count two. Please introduce the exercises and then do the explanation. Long explanations interfere with figuring out what the exercise is.
Those exercises are very hard for me to understand from a video. I have ankylosing spondylitis so your exercises really interest me and I am going to try my best to mimic what you are showing. Thank you! I have subscribed and look forward to your help! ❤
Here's the corresponding blog post. m4lpt.com/lean-forward-when-walking-how-stop-walking-hunched-over/ It has video, text, and still photos. Hopefully this helps.
At that age, it's most likely out of habit rather than necessity. It's much easier to correct it while he's young though than if he waits several decades.
Hours of sitting, when standing the back remains in the same relative position ti the Seat. Also the height of my four wheeled seat (Walker) does not help. I cannot get a walker with the handles high enough to allow me to stand UPright.
The hours of sitting certainly don't help, but doing the exercises above can help minimize the adverse affects of prolonged sitting to some extent. As to the walker, here's one with handles that adjust to 43.3 inches (1.1 meters) high. amzn.to/3OIMgtD That's about 3 inches taller than a standard walker. It's advertised to fit people up to 7 ft (2.13 meters) tall. *As a participant in the Amazon associates program, I earn a commission on purchases made through this link.
Are there any exercises to straighten up you back first? I can't straighten all the way up to start walking, I have bent over too long using a cane. Thanks!
Why do I do this???? I have a habit of looking at the ground when I walk!!!! I wish I could stop it....wish I could walk around with a book on my head, you know what I mean????
Looking at the ground so you can see if there's any tripping hazards isn't a bad idea, but look at the floor about 10 ft in front of you so that you're not looking down as much. Plus it gives you time to react if you need to.
Hello Dr Dave, I feel it when doing that first stretch. But only in my right hip. When doing the same stretch for my left hip there's no tightness or pain BUT my heel comes off the ground a little bit. I have imbalance in my hips. A chiropractor said one leg is longer than the other but a surgeon said there is "upslip" on the left, not a longer leg.
It could be either. There is a way to measure the legs to tell. Xray measurement of the whole leg is the most accurate, but a tape measure is a more practical way for most people.
Yep! That’s me to a T. But I have 10 compression fractures in my upper back from osteoporosis caused by the disease I have called retroperitoneal fibrosis. Not six foot two anymore. We’re down to 5 foot 10 closing in on 5 foot nine I imagine😂
Sorry to hear about that. Here's a video about exercises for osteoporosis. ua-cam.com/video/cYxSYrz_Tko/v-deo.html There's only so much exercise can do to slow the progression, especially if it's from a disease, but there may be a few useful tips in there.
Most people walk this way because they actually NEVER walk!! They usually walk the minimal amount in a day!! Usually from the bed to the couch to the kitchen to bathroom .. wash rinse repeat!!!!. THAT is the main issues with mobility!!!☝️🙄!!!! Period!!!
I understand what you're saying. I think there's definitely some truth to that at the beginning. People can get trapped in a vicious cycle though where they haven't walked much for a long time, start having pain, and then the pain stops them from walking long distances, which makes the pain worse...
@angieburnett6218 It’s good to listen to the talk the first time watching - but to quickly access the exercises to practice them, just tap on “more” (in the video title) to access the info box, then scroll down to the time stamps and go straight to the exercises. I hope that helps?
I just walked a mile for first time in 10 years without pain....thanks so much for this video. 10 years ago I twisted my knee playing tennis. Dr thought it might be a torn meniscus, xray and mri were negative. I continued to limp and it turned into knee and back pain.
I've tried different leg exercises but after a week after your video it is much improved...THANKS
You're welcome. Glad it helped. Keep up the good work!
Awesome that's what I want to walk a mile
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I had a torn meniscus a few years ago ( in my 70s) doc said just let it heal, took about 8 months for last bit of stiffness to go, but ok. I do get a twinge of weakness sometimes, I do lots of keep fit and can do deep squats but have to be careful of lunges.
@@stelladonnelly2832 keep up the good work!
I am 71; since reaching 70, with poor balance I have watched many, many videos about walking. This one was different! I just walked my dogs and was the most comfortable walking that I have been in two years. Very helpful was to walk from the hips, take tiny steps, and okay to lean forward a little. No one else said any of those things. Thank you so much; I have hope!
Glad it helped!
I walk hunched over due to lower back pain. Thank goodness for grocery carts and the tips in this video.
@itsjustme7487 - It's not just you 😉 Lots of people have to lean on grocery carts. Glad you liked the video.
I'm 75 and that's almost the only way I do my groceries now... hunched over the grocery cart... I am so glad I found these exercises to help me get out of this rut ! ❤
@@More4Lifethank you so so much for your help ❤
Thank you , I'm 68 and over weight . My back kills me to walk but my dream is to walk the Camino Santiago the French Way.
You're welcome. Good luck!
Ger a long walking stick and use it to keep you walking upright. It works for me and I'm 91 years old. I hunch over because it decreases the muscle pain around my belly.
Great advice, thanks for sharing! Sound's like you're doing pretty well for your age.
I got mashed between 2 trucks in 99 and have NEVER gotteon totally over it-- and just lately I"m starting to do this more.... THANK YOU.. OH- and I DO feel like I'm getting older because I AM.. ha I have no issue about getting older-- and I don't give a rip what anyone thinks.... but I want to walk right because it hurt less and I feel better.. and again THANKS>
Sorry to hear about the accident, but glad you survived it and that the video helped.
I watched this video two days ago and on yesterday I tried to walk the way you demonstrated. Amazing how much difference it made. I even walked a little faster than usual. Thank you so much. You were answer to my prayers.
Glad it helped!
Have both Degenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Stenosis and several more things. Am 73 yrs and yes hard to stand straight for long and walk especially. I try hard though. Use a cart at a store and never will use mobile chair at store I try walking. But it hurts and cannot do much shopping that way, but the cart helps. I thank you so much for the tips and wish we had those in my area that would actually come out to explain things like this. I need left hip surgery and right knee total knee replacement and have had other hip and knee done and spine worked on three times, and this is terrible, and it is not ever sure how it will come out if at all of course. Infections like Mersa can happen and that can be deadly, and I know this as was a victim once but lived. I certainly want to stand straight and wild do anything to work on this. Thank you! (Used to dance, and do not like anyone I went to school with to ever see me like this, or that I worked around)
Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. Here are a few videos you may find helpful until your surgeries:
Walking with bone-on-bone knee pain: ua-cam.com/video/63SJMytfL08/v-deo.html
Hip arthritis exercises: ua-cam.com/video/PZTPPBVWW0w/v-deo.html
You all are great! I fell hurting my spine and it a journey so much. Yes I walk everyday. I pay attention to how I walk, thank you so much you all are great guides.. I keep my weight down, and I focus very much. But somedays I do sink and I feel myself slouching seriously.. Thank you so much. No more tripping I pay attention to my steps..
You're welcome. Good luck!
My family has a history of walking bent over.
I am going to share this family members.
Thanks for sharing!
Your description at 1:30 is the best I have ever heard this condition described. Brilliant, well done.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
I was a crew member in the Army, in Blackhawks and Huey's for 30 of 32 years. Had 4000 hours and I'm 6'2. Always hunched to see out the window or I had to go to a knee to see out the window when doing landings or training in gunnery. Just created an almost constant pain and as you're describing. The hips were always crushed it seemed.. the body armor when deployed plus the ammunition and gear I really never recovered from. I have a spur on L3 and that really creates a issue with going to the bathroom and getting up. I'm gonna work on this.. thank you. I'm 58 and retired in 2016.
You're welcome. I hope some of the tips help.
Thank you for your service. Praying for your healing. This site is very helpful for healing dear one. 👍
Another thank you for your service. We all owe you so much. I'm going to start my days with rewatching this video and any other relating to my posture and pain. Perhaps I will look for anther relating to my laziness in this area.
Here are 2 other videos to help you with posture:
Kyphosis-Lordosis posture: ua-cam.com/video/3gw0j-dNHlg/v-deo.html
Exercises for spinal stenosis: ua-cam.com/video/YSVYTw37ymE/v-deo.html
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I have a neurological disorder and your video is improving my gate . Thank you good sir .
You're welcome. Glad to be able to help.
I appreciate the extensive explanation. It will enhance our ability to do the exercise
This video is the most helpful I for walking exercises.
Glad it was helpful
I had spinal fusion on L4 and 5 in 2020. I cannot walk tall. And it hurts as I walk humped over unless I have a cart. I sure wish I had your office to come to. But i am going to do the exercises, along with chair yoga (my knees replaced too from a worn out back). Thank you!
You're welcome. Good luck!
Watching from South Africa thank you
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Amazing how many continents this young doctor is reaching to help us! When we find a good thing, pass it on!
Thanks. Using core muscles in my abdomen really was the best tip!!!!!🎉
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Thank you so much. I have PNS from shingles and I find I stoop forward to avoid the discomfort right below my scapula.
You're welcome. Here's a video about Upper Back Pain Between The Shoulder Blades that my help with the discomfort below your scapula. ua-cam.com/video/thSpH4BgJTI/v-deo.html
Thank you demonstrating how you do exercises. I will be doing these exervises
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I walk with a backpack and one liter bottle water. Helps a lot
Thanks for sharing
I have found that wearing a cap lower on my brow forces me to look up higher and stand up straighter 👍🏻✨
Good idea!
That was fantastic! So well explained and demonstrated. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I, recently, started working in a Nursing home, and the approach to walking better are all the same (basically)….balance acts and strengthening, but some are still falling. I appreciate your teaching and explanation so I can apply this to my pts to see better results. Thx, again.
You're welcome
boy, I needed this…
glad it was helpful
Thankyou from Northern Ireland .
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Thanks for the info
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Thank you so very much for this it is much appreciated.I have struggled for years with hip, knee,feet and different orthotics as I’m walking on the outside of my feet no matter what orthotics I have or what I do.I’m waiting for an appointment for orthopaedics. After doing even just the first exercise I felt straighter and pain in lower back lessened. I have put these exercises on my to do everyday list. God bless you. 🌟🙏👍🏻🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💜
You're welcome. Glad the exercises helped!
Thank you so much, these movements look great, and I shall try to follow your advice.
Regards from Northern Europe.
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Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thank you,wish you good health
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Thank you I will try this.
Going through this today and the last week.
You're welcome. Hope it helps.
😊😊Thanks for the tips I’ve been suffering with back problems for years I’ve been suffering with Scoliosis it’s getting worst I had physio I had injections in my spine which helped for some time I seemed to be bending my friends are always telling me to straiten up but my back aches my hip is now aching also I saw your exercise this morning and I’m going to try them out see how the can help me I’m over 70 and still very active 😊
You're welcome. Here are a few other videos you might be interested in:
Scoliosis exercises: ua-cam.com/video/mKr1JlCktgM/v-deo.html
Kyphosis exercises: ua-cam.com/video/3gw0j-dNHlg/v-deo.html
Watching from England, thankyou
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The first exercise alone made a difference in my hip flexor tightness after just 2 reps! I intend to keep that in my stretching repertoire from now on. I have arthritis in my right hip, and keeping it flexed is the most comfortable position. That in turn tightened the flexors even more, and made even gentle stretches painful and the gluteus muscles weaker. The whole thing has been snowballing for years now. After I did the first two exercises, I got up and walked across the living room with an almost-normal gait. The first exercise is so simple, and shows that I'd been doing that stretch wrong for years. I like that it can be practiced just about anywhere while out on a walk, at the supermarket, just after getting out of the car, etc. Thanks for this helpful video!
Glad it helped. Here are two other videos about hip arthritis that you might find helpful.
ua-cam.com/video/PZTPPBVWW0w/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/YBWkP4_ZuZo/v-deo.html
@@More4Life❤
Thank you for this video I’m going to start trying this tomorrow. I’ve had over 25 surgeries most orthopedic. Six in my lower back alone. I just want to walk period!!! I’ll let you know how I make out . Thank you ! thank you!
You're welcome. Good luck!
Thank you doctor, ur videos are tremendously helpful especially to the oldies ❣️
Glad they've been helpful 😀
This was sooo helpful! Thank you.
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for a very helpful video.
You're welcome. Glad it helped.
Man, make a video on how to build biceps! Yours are massive !!
Thanks. I'll consider the video. In truth it's more about a consistently healthy, high-protein diet and consistently working out (over 28 years) more than any one magic tip or exercise.
Much appreciated your reply.
Thank you! You explained very well.
Glad it was helpful!
I can't wait to get started, have been having miserable time trying to walk. My hip flexor on one side is wicked painful on some movements. Love this vid it makes so much sense.
Glad it helped you understand the your situation better. Good luck!
Good video encouraging posture, balance and safety!
Glad you liked it.
Great information.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks from a four-score yrs old.
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Thank you great information
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Ty for the advice
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Great practical advice, I'm going to try. Thankyou
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Thankyou for this video.
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Wow~ this was a truly helpful post, thanks so much! The fact that the therapist's physique is so well defined is a bonus, as it shows quite clearly what he is talking about. At only my mid 50's, I've caught myself hunching forward while walking past a mirror at the gym~ had no idea I was doing so until I saw my reflection. Severe back injuries that began in childhood & throughout my first four decades- sports/car accidents/falls- are catching up w/me I think. I've been focusing on tilting my pelvis forward when walking for some time now, though it feels unnatural & awkward. However, if I don't do this, I'm in pain after only a half mile or so. These add'l movements will surely help, & I'm grateful. Thanks again🙋
Glad you found the video helpful!
Thx no one said that and I have a lot of pt
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Wow just found your channel subbed right away❤❤❤wow he works out big time lol look at those arms 👍
Glad you liked the channel and thanks for subscribing
Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful
Its osteoarthritis in hip! Hence I walk bent over, as pain is relieved. Hip problem not mentioned.
That's true. Hip arthritis can cause that as well. Often doing the hip flexor stretch mentioned at 3:53 can help.
Thank you Sir ❤
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😊 Thank you so much❣ You have absolutely answered a lot of questions I had.
You're welcome. Glad to be able to help.
Thank you for the tips. Very helpful. 😊
Glad it was helpful
Thanks
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I appreciate the extensive explanation. It helps the execution of the exercise exercise.
Glad it was helpful! If you like extensive explanation, you're on the right channel. I do get comments sometimes that there's too much talk, but I know there are people like yourself who like to have a deeper understanding.
Agree that the explanations are very helpful & also like the videos with skeletal & muscle illustrations. This video was very helpful to me.
Thank you!
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your video has helped me not to lean forward I am 67 and I've been leaning forward my whole life because I'm tall and my back muscles get tired . I never realized it was from the hips, I had to roll my hips back so I could stand up straighter 😌👍🏻✨
Glad it helped
Thank you Dr Dave a lot of good hints I intend to use .
I am a fast walker and naturally take a longer step.
Swing my arms for Rhythm and carry a walking stick for dogs and balance. 😊
Glad you enjoyed the video and the tips.
Thank you so much!
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Hi from NZ Really helpful. Thanks.
You're welcome. Glad it helped.
@helenkendrick3545 New Zealand! Wow! I am amazed by the number of countries Dr. Candy reaches but not surprising because his information is very helpful!
Good advice with useful demonstrations. Something else I’ve noticed with regard to a tendency to have a slightly head-down position is that I normally wear progressive lenses, which work well most of the time. However, because of my height, if I am comfortably balanced, anything on the ground closer than about 10 metres is slightly out of focus. Thus if I want to look at things closer in, there’s a tendency to lean down a bit when walking along.
With the progressive lenses, you may have to do that. And it's okay to look down to see things to make sure you don't trip over them. Just don't stay there all the time.
hi,this is literally my dad. hes recovering from brain surgery, and cant walk atm, and only stands a little with assistance. are there any exercises that couldhelp that he could do seated or laying down pls? tysm. awesome video btw. very helpful
Glad the video was helpful. Here are some chair exercises for your dad. ua-cam.com/video/xIZW1t0ToGM/v-deo.htmlsi=6AHdpkSFhb51U1qw
Agreed with you……
Nice and really helpful video. Thank you.
You're welcome. Glad it helped.
@@More4Life Im actually quite impressed. You have explained everything a PT was “training” me to do over six (expensive) months but I struggled to grasp onto it all. It was a lot of info to actually “integrate”. Everything you say in your videos makes sense and answers questions/concerns that I’ve had in the process-like when I tuck my pelvis under how the tendency is to roll the thoracic area, so you need upper back elongation. And to keep the back flat. I could “see” the hip flexors when you explained it and could “see” my need to stretch them. And how we tend to want to use our lower back (which mine is especially swayed on top of it). So many of the things you say “fill in the blanks” for me. I could go on.. Thank you for making these videos
@@lindagirl1140 glad it helped "fill in the blanks" and clarify things for you.
Thanks for not speeding through your explanations.
You're welcome.
What about totally hip replacement and a bad stroke so balance no so good but my back is bent really bad my Dr said it's a symptom of my parkinsons
Also had back surgery lower 4. 5lumbar
@@jeanhendersonharley3228 with the hip replacement you may develop stiffness in the hip flexors as noted in the video. Although it's not directly CAUSED by Parkinson's, many people with Parkinson's do tend to round their upper back, so it's important to maintain thoracic (upper back) extension mobility.
Very helpful! Thank you! Will a knee replacement help with this?
A little confused as to your question. If you mean will a knee replacement stop you from walking hunched over, probably not.
I do this due to degenerative disc disease that causes lower back pain.
That's the reason most people do it.
I have a friend who uses a walker inappropriately. Cannot get him to stand up straight, look forward, instead of down. This is a huge problem for seniors.
@Cathyvalaz Here's a video for your friend ua-cam.com/video/PE63pKn4xfQ/v-deo.html
One of the electrical wall plates is installed off square. Subsequently is very distracting. Suggest you have a qualified electrician rectify asap.
Lol... never noticed it, but I see what you mean. That's just a faceplate cover that's off center, so there's no electric in that one, but thanks for the insight.
It would help if my back wasn't killing me...
Sorry to hear your back is killing you. Here's a playlist with videos about how to relieve back pain: ua-cam.com/play/PLsxYq2xJHBAmbnaeQmTgz23Wop1IYbFfM.html
Exercises start at time 3.33 min
My mother in law walks practically at 180 degrees. It’s really extreme. She had a hip replacement six years ago but if anything it got worse. She keeps saying it’s her weak abdominals but then she never did the hip flexor exercises they gave her. I suspect it’s really tight hips. She is nearly 90 so I don’t think we can do much about it. She uses a rollator which allows her to walk and see where she is going.
Tight calf muscles are another prime cause of bad walking gait. It starts a chain reaction upwards
Very informative. Despite sitting too much, and lower back issues (which used to be debilitating), many years of yoga (low to the mat) help with keeping hip flexors open, always striving to open up the front of the chest, etc. Can stand perfectly straight, if done intentionally and stay in one spot, no discomfort, but can't move through space in that position. Always feels like I'm falling backwards.
Glad you found it informative.
16 years of power yoga 6 days a week and now I can’t walk.
@@auggiedoggiesmommy1734 In my roughly 20 years of yoga, never even attempted power yoga. For many years, intermediate hatha, but last several years, very long, morning yin practices. Yoga did wonders for my back issues and is helping with joints and flexibility (although age and time have taken their toll).
@@auggiedoggiesmommy1734 I would try Tai Chi. Not so strenuous as yoga, and there are many moves to help you.
@@silverforest4682 I use Tai Chi to help loosen up stiff joints and get muscles moving. It's also a great help for balance. At times a move requires you to balance on a leg but not for too long.
Exercise started 3:28 . I only count two. Please introduce the exercises and then do the explanation. Long explanations interfere with figuring out what the exercise is.
The exercises are time-stamped as chapters in the description.
I walk hunched over because I fall backward at times, and those are bad falls.
For some people that's the best option. Certainly better than falling backward.
I absolutely like your demonstrations. The ‘short cut’ links are great when coming back to specific topics.
Glad to be able to help.
What if someone is using an aid . Please correct and guide me . Thank you so much
Those exercises are very hard for me to understand from a video. I have ankylosing spondylitis so your exercises really interest me and I am going to try my best to mimic what you are showing. Thank you! I have subscribed and look forward to your help! ❤
Do you have visual aids for these exercises? Lots of visuals but reading works for me as I attempt them.
Here's the corresponding blog post. m4lpt.com/lean-forward-when-walking-how-stop-walking-hunched-over/
It has video, text, and still photos. Hopefully this helps.
I usually walk leaned forward when I am about to break wind
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My 13 year old son walks like this😮
At that age, it's most likely out of habit rather than necessity. It's much easier to correct it while he's young though than if he waits several decades.
You remind me of Franco Columbo Mr Universe.
Thanks
My back does that now cause I’m over weight
What should I do
How to fix your head and neck when it is not parallel ?Thank You in advance
This video on posture correction exercises may help: ua-cam.com/video/Qx3SMxgUQnY/v-deo.html
Hours of sitting, when standing the back remains in the same relative position ti the Seat. Also the height of my four wheeled seat (Walker) does not help. I cannot get a walker with the handles high enough to allow me to stand UPright.
The hours of sitting certainly don't help, but doing the exercises above can help minimize the adverse affects of prolonged sitting to some extent.
As to the walker, here's one with handles that adjust to 43.3 inches (1.1 meters) high. amzn.to/3OIMgtD That's about 3 inches taller than a standard walker. It's advertised to fit people up to 7 ft (2.13 meters) tall.
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Are there any exercises to straighten up you back first? I can't straighten all the way up to start walking, I have bent over too long using a cane. Thanks!
Here's a video about posture exercises to stand up straighter: studio.ua-cam.com/users/videoQx3SMxgUQnY/edit
Why do I do this???? I have a habit of looking at the ground when I walk!!!! I wish I could stop it....wish I could walk around with a book on my head, you know what I mean????
Ok, I confess....I also look down at my cell too much...just can't break the habit!!!!
@@barbaraspencer8927 could you hold your phone up higher so you don't have to look down at it?
Looking at the ground so you can see if there's any tripping hazards isn't a bad idea, but look at the floor about 10 ft in front of you so that you're not looking down as much. Plus it gives you time to react if you need to.
@@More4Life Thank you for your advice. I will try to hold cell phone up higher or prop it up on the table, and will change my bad walking posture.
Hello Dr Dave, I feel it when doing that first stretch. But only in my right hip. When doing the same stretch for my left hip there's no tightness or pain BUT my heel comes off the ground a little bit. I have imbalance in my hips. A chiropractor said one leg is longer than the other but a surgeon said there is "upslip" on the left, not a longer leg.
It could be either. There is a way to measure the legs to tell. Xray measurement of the whole leg is the most accurate, but a tape measure is a more practical way for most people.
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OMG look at the GUNS on this guy. He's covering all the issues I suffer from. Great PT.
Glad the video helped
Yep! That’s me to a T. But I have 10 compression fractures in my upper back from osteoporosis caused by the disease I have called retroperitoneal fibrosis. Not six foot two anymore. We’re down to 5 foot 10 closing in on 5 foot nine I imagine😂
Sorry to hear about that. Here's a video about exercises for osteoporosis. ua-cam.com/video/cYxSYrz_Tko/v-deo.html
There's only so much exercise can do to slow the progression, especially if it's from a disease, but there may be a few useful tips in there.
im only 24 T_T , but i feel i walk slightly bent forward because i always had backpack during school/college and used to walk bent foward
At 24, there's still a good chance that you can reverse it. Stretching the hip flexors and strengthening the upper back as shown can help.
Most people walk this way because they actually NEVER walk!! They usually walk the minimal amount in a day!! Usually from the bed to the couch to the kitchen to bathroom .. wash rinse repeat!!!!. THAT is the main issues with mobility!!!☝️🙄!!!! Period!!!
I understand what you're saying. I think there's definitely some truth to that at the beginning. People can get trapped in a vicious cycle though where they haven't walked much for a long time, start having pain, and then the pain stops them from walking long distances, which makes the pain worse...
I had a knee op.so a while after that I could not walk straight up the op. messed up my knee which i can't bend anymore
Sorry to hear that. Here's a video to help with knee bending: ua-cam.com/video/k6cOzZt8Ry8/v-deo.html
They talk too much before showing-just do it!
I like the explanations
Glad you find the explanations helpful
@angieburnett6218 It’s good to listen to the talk the first time watching - but to quickly access the exercises to practice them, just tap on “more” (in the video title) to access the info box, then scroll down to the time stamps and go straight to the exercises. I hope that helps?
I agree 100%.
A good explanation of anatomy & physiology helps one to understand their problem & the reason for doing the exercises! Pay attention!
I earned he right o walk hunched over!
There's nothing inherently wrong with walking hunched over. At 8:27 , I recommend that people DO lean forward a little bit.
Can you do exercises laying on your back to stretch out hip flexors?
Is there a Cliff Notes version of this?