{"id":12512,"date":"2025-06-06T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/clinical-case-an-unexpected-improvement-two-years-after-a-stroke\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:56:18","slug":"clinical-case-an-unexpected-improvement-two-years-after-a-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/clinical-case-an-unexpected-improvement-two-years-after-a-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unexpected Improvement, Two Years after the Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"AVC et r\u00e9\u00e9ducation : Le Wheeleo\u00ae r\u00e9volutionne la marche apr\u00e8s une h\u00e9mipl\u00e9gie !\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AouooEJvrJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>This patient has had <strong>left hemiplegia<\/strong> for two years. He uses a <strong>quad cane<\/strong> daily, with a <strong>stagnant walking speed<\/strong> for several months. This apparent stability suggested that his progress was limited by neurological sequelae.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Immediate Change with the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>From the first steps with the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong>, the observation is clear:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>two-step gait<\/strong> spontaneously replaces the compensatory three-step pattern.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>cadence increases<\/strong>, steps are <strong>longer<\/strong>, and <strong>symmetry improves<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>walking speed<\/strong> increases significantly, without particular effort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Enlightening Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t his motor skills that were limiting him, but rather <strong>the tool used<\/strong>. The <strong>quad cane<\/strong>, often chosen for its apparent stability, proves counterproductive in certain situations, particularly when it hinders the natural dynamics of walking. <\/p>\n\n<p>Even several years after a <strong>stroke<\/strong>, functional improvement remains possible if the appropriate <strong>technical aid<\/strong> is chosen.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Designed for people with <strong>hemiparesis<\/strong>, the <strong>Wheeleo\u00ae<\/strong> is a <strong>one-handed walker<\/strong> that combines:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>constant ground support<\/strong>, ensuring stability,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unilateral use<\/strong>, adapted to hemiplegia,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And <strong>freedom of movement<\/strong> comparable to that of a cane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>It thus offers the advantages of a <strong>rollator<\/strong>, without imposing its constraints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This patient has had left hemiplegia for two years. He uses a quad cane daily, with a stagnant walking speed for several months. This apparent stability suggested that his progress was limited by neurological sequelae. An Immediate Change with the Wheeleo\u00ae From the first steps with the Wheeleo\u00ae, the observation is clear: An Enlightening Conclusion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"profils-type":[],"expertise":[],"situation":[358],"profils-et-pathologies":[289],"class_list":["post-12512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","situation-clinical-cases","profils-et-pathologies-hemiplegie-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12527,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12512\/revisions\/12527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12512"},{"taxonomy":"profils-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-type?post=12512"},{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=12512"},{"taxonomy":"situation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/situation?post=12512"},{"taxonomy":"profils-et-pathologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-et-pathologies?post=12512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}