{"id":13678,"date":"2025-07-17T16:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/promoting-functional-mobility-from-hospitalization\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:20:18","slug":"promoting-functional-mobility-from-hospitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/promoting-functional-mobility-from-hospitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Functional Mobility from Hospitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the context of gait rehabilitation, every step counts. This video illustrates an often underestimated but essential moment: a hospitalized patient, still in the rehabilitation phase, gets up from their chair in the room to walk to the toilet, accompanied by a caregiver.<br\/>He is not yet walking alone, but he is already <strong>an active participant in his recovery<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"R&#xE9;&#xE9;duquer,-c&#x2019;est-aussi-cr&#xE9;er-des-opportunit&#xE9;s-hors-s&#xE9;ance\">Rehabilitation also Means Creating Opportunities outside of Sessions<\/h2>\n\n<p>During the acute or subacute phase of hospitalization, physiotherapy sessions structure motor recovery. But true progress is often observed between sessions, when the patient <strong>starts to use what they learn<\/strong> in everyday situations. <\/p>\n\n<p>Accompanied by a caregiver, this type of functional movement (getting up, walking a few meters, reaching the toilet) allows for:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>increase <strong>motor repetitions<\/strong> outside of sessions,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maintain <strong>daily physical activity<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strengthen the <strong>patient&#8217;s motivation<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and foster a dynamic of <strong>concrete progress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Les-trois-&#xE9;tapes-de-la-r&#xE9;cup&#xE9;ration-de-la-marche\">The Three Stages of Gait Recovery<\/h2>\n\n<p>In practice, three major stages can be identified in functional gait recovery in the hospital:<\/p>\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Walking supervised by the physiotherapist<\/strong>, during rehabilitation sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Walking accompanied by other caregivers<\/strong>, for targeted movements (going to the toilet, going to the dining room, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Independent walking<\/strong>, in the room, in the corridors, or in the care unit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>This <strong>second stage<\/strong> \u2013 walking with caregivers \u2013 plays a pivotal role.<br\/>It allows the patient to gradually move away from a passive role and integrate movement into their basic activities. It is also often the moment when they start to \u201cbelieve in themselves\u201d, to glimpse a discharge from the hospital, and to project themselves towards independence. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"La-disponibilit&#xE9;-du-mat&#xE9;riel-:-un-enjeu-souvent-n&#xE9;glig&#xE9;\">Equipment Availability: an Often Overlooked Issue<\/h2>\n\n<p>But for this progress to be possible, the <strong>appropriate equipment must be available at the right time<\/strong>.<br\/>It would be a shame if a patient capable of walking with a caregiver had to remain seated\u2026 simply because no walking aid device is available.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Increasing functional movements with nursing staff<\/strong> is simple on paper, but it requires:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a trained and motivated care team,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fluid coordination with physiotherapists,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and technical aids available in the departments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p>Encouraging these \u201csmall\u201d functional walks outside of sessions is much more than a gain in mobility:<br\/>It is a <strong>powerful lever to accelerate rehabilitation<\/strong>, strengthen independence, and actively prepare for discharge home.<\/p>\n\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=\"D\u00e9placement en chambre avec le Nursing + Wheeleo\u00ae\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zj5amlabwMU?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the context of gait rehabilitation, every step counts. This video illustrates an often underestimated but essential moment: a hospitalized patient, still in the rehabilitation phase, gets up from their chair in the room to walk to the toilet, accompanied by a caregiver.He is not yet walking alone, but he is already an active participant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"profils-type":[],"expertise":[],"situation":[288],"profils-et-pathologies":[],"class_list":["post-13678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","situation-rehabilitation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13678","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=13678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13679,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13678\/revisions\/13679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13678"},{"taxonomy":"profils-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-type?post=13678"},{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=13678"},{"taxonomy":"situation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/situation?post=13678"},{"taxonomy":"profils-et-pathologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheeleo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profils-et-pathologies?post=13678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}