Do you have coordination problems that it is difficult for you to do your self care? If you want to improve your coordination then you need to watch this video.

You may not know that you have coordination problems but if you have Parkinson’s disease or other neurological disease, you may have noticed that you have difficulty performing every day tasks without stopping to think on the next step of the task that you have in front of you or that you have trouble in initiating a movement.

In this video we will do exercises that will improve your coordination so that you will do your day-to-day activities without having to think about each step.

Alternating shoulder shrugs -
Bring one shoulder up alternating with the other shoulder. Do this for 30 seconds

Arm swings- Swing your arm up high alternating with the other arm.

Shoulder touches- Touch your opposite shoulder and reach wide to the side alternating 10x.

Arms crossed - Touch the opposite shoulder of each arm and reach as wide as possible with both arms for 10 seconds and do this 10 times.

Forearm turning- first, put your arms out straight in front of you with palms facing up and then bring them facing down. Do this about 10 times. Next you’re going to put one forearm facing up and the other forearm facing down and you are going to turn them alternately for about 30 seconds.

Alternating opening and closing of hands- First open and close your hands 10 times at the same time. Next you are going to try to open one hand and close the other alternately for 30 seconds.

Knee highs- put your arms straight out in front of you and try to touch it when you were knees. If you are sitting down tried to touch your elbow were the same side knee but if you were standing up dried touch your hand or wrist with the same side knee.

Sqaure stepping- If you have square
tiles on the floor, you can use that as your guide for this exercise just follow the Borders of that tile. Make sure that you have a big square enough for you to have a big step. But if you don’t have that, get a tape and make a square on the floor and use that as a guide. We’re going to step on each corner tracing the shape first. Next we’re going to stab one corner to the opposite corner diagonally.
Striaght line walking- Find a spot in your house or outside that has a long straight line that you can walk safely on. Follow that line when you walk with your right foot first. Then when you turn around you follow that line with your left foot.

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