I just want to start by telling my current situation. It’s currently 5am on a Sunday and I was keeping watch of my mother who currently suffers from cancer. She has stopped treatment due to complications and one of the biggest ones is the leg swelling. Tonight, it was intense, it was brutal from seeing her face and her legs. They almost looked like they were gonna explode. I prayed and when I got to thinking I started looking into how to reduce swelling and your video showed up first. After about an hour of exercises, with mild breaks, I can tell you this was an incredible treatment. Her legs went down to almost back to normal. I mean, it is amazing. I followed the instructions exactly as described and did as much as I could. And even though I wasn’t able to do some of the exercises, it still worked fantastic. You guys are a blessing, thanks for what you do and for doing this video. I’m eternally thankful
I know this video is older, but I have to tell you guys, it’s made a complete difference in just one day!!! I’ve done these exercises twice now and I’ve lost so much fluid!!! I mean I can’t believe the difference in just one day of how much of how much these helped me!! My ankle swelling is completely gone!! The only thing was with the marching, my knees popped every time 🤦♀️ Thank you guys so much!! I’m so very grateful!!
I've got 4 pillows under my legs and doing these exercises. I can FEEL the fluid working it's way back up my legs (like a tingling feeling slowly moving up). Thank you!
@@diannedelapena8334 my leg edema is a result of long haul covid. Compression socks help with the nerve pain and help with the fluid at night, and while working at my desk. But the exercises help the fluid as well.
I tried these exercises last night...after many, many years of having edema in my right leg, these exercises WORK. I had to get up three times during the night to get rid of these fluids, but I do notice that my legs are much less swollen than they were. A hat tip to you both...👍
ETA: 11 days after my post, I am pleased to say I continue doing these exercises and the right leg has improved dramatically. I put the leg up two and a half hours a night (watching TV) to get rid of the fluid, in addition to your exercises. I could not be more pleased.
Thank you so much! I’m 62 and never had a problem with swelling. Last November feet, legs and thighs got so swollen. Don’t know why. My legs so heavy I could barely get in and out of my car. I avoided stairs as I couldn’t lift my legs high enough . I have fallen a few times because Of dragging my feet as my legs were so heavy. These exercises have been a miracle for me. I’m getting my life back! Thank you!!!
Working a busy desk job for 8hrs everyday, where you don't have time to get up and stretch, can really build up the fluid in my legs & ankles. These exercises has helped tremendously! I do them in the morning, and before I go to bed. The swelling has decreased dramatically. Thank you!
You guys are lifesavers. This is the first time I’ve experienced swelling in my lower extremities. With in minutes of elevating/exercising in a lying position it started going down... bless you!
Dear Bob and Brad, I have been suffering from Leg Edema for about 6 months. I have hypothyroidism as well which made me gain weight. I found working out very difficult. Still I would go ahead with it. End of the day I would have swollen legs and it was very painful. I thank you both from the bottom of my heart for this video. I’m back in form. You both are a blessing to millions of people... Keep up the good work 🙏🏻👍🏻
Same here moderate hypothyroidism here cal counted diet plan helped got metabolism tested still have puffy legs bit not the worst. They stopped at a certain point and I can now wear some of my shoes
You guys are a valuable art of my health care team. I go to you first for so many issues. I can't thank you enough. May your lives be long and full of joy.
Thank you both for providing me with a terrific solution to edema which developed in both legs after I incurred injuries to both ankles and knees when I suffered a fall in February. Following a daily routine of doing your recommended exercises had immediate results and has maintained the condition under control while I healed from the rest of the injuries. Many, many thanks.
I just wanna say this video has helped me tremendously.. and I just found it less than an hour ago.. my legs were so tight and stiff before doing these exercises.. thank you so much
[Bob & Brad, I request that you add this table of contents to your video description so that others might benefit from it. RU-vid will create a chapter play list based on this, which makes it more user friendly for your viewers.] Table Of Contents 0:27 Topic Introduction 1:51 Exercise Preparation 2:16 Preparatory Exercise: Diaphragmatic Breathing 2:51 Trunk Flexes 3:19 Trunk Rotation 4:19 Butt Squeezes 4:32 Marching In Place 4:48 Kick Outs 5:22 Ankle Pumps 5:40 Wiggle Toes 5:52 Tips 6:15 Concluding Remarks & Outro
Thank you so much for teaching us people how to get rid of our edema. It's so painfull in my legs and ankles and feet. Tonight was day three of doing them and I am seeing results and my pain is slowly getting better in those areas! ❤
Guys if you don’t want to do exercise then do 2 things Wear a tight shoes and walk around 6km in morning it will take around 1 hour for 10 days and then reduce the kilometres And do skipping also that will help your body to maintain. Blood circulation I was suffering from this edema and now I am fit and fine in 10 days Hope one who come here gets good result and Best of luck
Great video! Thank you so much Bob and Brad! I have symptoms of hypothyroidism. The swelling in my calves and feet have been getting more severe to the point where working out or even walking is becoming unbearable. I just finished doing these exercises with a leg wedge pillow and was taken aback that the relieve was instantaneous. Even my boyfriend noticed a massive difference in my legs. They look almost back to normal again. Thank you so much for your knowledge, I’ll be doing these exercises on a daily basis to keep my edema under control.
Working from home during COVID and sitting at my desk ALL day is doing a number on my feet. I will be trying these exercises this week. Thanks, Bob & Brad!!
Thank you thank you thank you to you both. Was at my wits end with fluid build up and just found you both and put exercises into practice straightaway. What a difference. ❤️❤️
I don't have oedema but my aunt does. I did the exercises as am recovering from hip replacements. Helped to click my knees and also my foot, I broke my calcanium over a decade ago and following my hip replacement, my foot was painful to walk on. Thought I was getting plantar fasciitis. Well anyway, following these exercises, my foot clicked and I felt great release! I had been doing my post op physio but did not have this result before!
I am 9 days post foot surgery and want to reduce fluid retention and swelling. I found these exercises and tried them (being very careful) lying down with raised legs. I think they work, I've had to make several trips to the bath while I'm also intaking fresh water. I feel as though this is very cleansing in a general way. Thanks for posting the video, you guys are the best.
@@BobandBrad I skip rope regularly and also team this with a 2-5 mile walk a day. Yesterday I skipped rope then went about my daily walk (4+ miles). Me feet were hurting more than usual, so when I got home I sat down and rested for the remainder of the day. By the evening they were still quite sore and I wanted to take a look at them to see if I might have gotten blisters. What I found was swollen ankles instead. Now I've been exercising for years and this has never happened before post exercise. I still have the swollen ankles, though the pain has lessen. I had edema once from a long flight that lasted for 3 weeks and though I did everything to reduce the swelling, it just took a really long time to go away. Is this normal to have swollen ankles if you're an active person: especially with skipping that really does a great job of strengthening the ankles. *Caveat potential* I don't stretch but just do a warmup for all exercising I do.
This could be very helpful for people with CVI, CHF, people with kidney disease, DVT and even pregnancy! Great vicdo, guys. And neither one of you attacked the other verbally! Bravo!! ;)
When I clicked on this video I had never seen their videos before. So I hear the jingle and I’m thinking of this is some random commercial, nope, it’s the intro to their video. Apparently I’m a sucker for jingles. So that alone got me to subscribe. This is definitely two older men who want to have an Internet presence and decided to do it their way and with their personalities in it. When I saw the jingle I thought this is gonna be some boring video which is honestly what I was expecting from any channel that has a video about Edema lol. But I like how fun they were and how much they love their jobs. So thank you guys for making my day and hopefully my Edema better.
Bet you haven't heard this one yet, I hope anyhow. I was hospitalized Wednesday in the ICU with covid, never on a vent thank you Jesus but extremely ill. I came home with horrible edema in my right foot, leg, arm, wrists, I'm using apple cider vinegar heated with corn meal to a paste with an ace bandage and then I did these exercises. I feel better already.
Thanks for the video showing both laying down and sitting upright. I just tried it laying down and I noticed the difference right away! Gonna try when sitting upright during work hours!
I work in aesthetician business and my job required to stay in my feet for 8 hours a day and in the end of a day I cant walk without the pain I can’t wear cute shoes and feel light It’s very embarrassing when people asking you why your feet are swollen ? Thank you for this video ,I will definitely try to do this every day
This is the best video that I have seen I have been to therapy multiple times I have lymphedema but for years no one couldn't find a solution so this video is very helpful I don't feel comfortable wearing sandals because of the swelling 😣 I don't feel normal at times I can't wear my normal size shoe 😭😭 this gave me hope
@@kellyque right I have compression stockings but they hurt so bad I injured my ankle a few years ago the swelling didn't start getting bad until I got older
Me too it's miserable I am 29 been dealing with this for 4 years and no doctor can tell me why . But my legs and ankles are huge and I can't wear shoes either. I am hope ful this video helps .. doctors are getting me no where
@@missluvmoney soak your feet and keep them elevated at heart level and watch your salt intake if it's water retention also you can rub alcohol on them
Thanks a lot guy,! You really helped me so much, with treating the lymphadema for my mom,! She really almust became uncapable of moving her feed,because all the swelling
Just found your channel - thanks for the info. I have to go two and a half hours to my doctor so ill try this first. Thanks again and greetings from Perth Ontario Canada.
That’s awesome! I’m going to start teaching these to my patients! 👍👍👍 thanks for the reminder! It’s easy to get busy and overwhelmed then forgetting to take the time for teaching and spending quality time with the patient! 🙁
You only had one thing you couldn't do. You could not fix a broken heart. I have two things I can't do... Fix a broken heart and fix the crack of dawn. Love your channel and always learn something.
Thank You! I was sitting at my sewing machine making 100 masks for the last few weeks and my feet/ankles started swelling...finally went away but now my toes are swelling! I hope this helps!!
Just found out about Adema. My calves have been swelling over a year now. I was prescribed water pill and support socks. This is great! I'll try it! Thanks!
Yes sir hello I went to the doctor and they say I have edema I do not know what that was so I keep on looking up on RU-vid but I'm hurting because I do walk a lot and I know that's and down in so I see that you post a exercise I hope it helps me I have not did it yet the sattic nerve I feel like I'm going down everything's having me I don't know why I'm going through this I'm 53 years old upset the things I happened to me now thank you
I think you should try low sodium diets a few times a week, stay away from too much food that comes in packaging. Take magnesium supplements and eats bananas . Lots of water too! No colas or sodas... try it out for a week and see what happens.
I started getting leg and ankle swelling over the past year. I’m 40 years old, an average size weight and for some reason I have started getting ready bad swelling in legs and feet. I’ve stopped wearing shorts or any type of shoe that shows my ankles bc it’s so embarrassing. I find myself just wanting to hide myself away, I feel so ugly. I will definitely give this a try.
My husband has very swollen legs and feet. He has been wearing compression stockings. But I think thry are too swollen for them to help. Will certainly tell him about these exercises, thank you
Read my comment raising your legs up a wall... When your talking on the phone or watching a movie, etc. B4 u know it and an hour went by. Do siccors, etc. Or just fkexxing your feet, do these everyday for the rest of your life - your body will Love you for it. Good luck 👍
I'm still recovering from knee replacement surgery last year, not to mention my double shoulder cuff surgeries. My edema is so bad! Shoes are tight and socks leave marks!
Can you recommend how often every day you should do these exercises for ankle and lower leg swelling for a DVT? I know it would not hurt to do them twice a day. But would it benefit to do these more often to get faster results?
These are good exercises. I am prone to swelling in my lower legs and feet in particular, which makes me miserable while I am trying to sleep as it makes everything hurt. I "just" retain 3-5 lbs of fluid though; which is not enough for any medical people to get excited about so I am stuck suffering and dealing with the concept that things have to get much worse first, which I don't feel like letting them do. I prefer self-help and not relying on toxic medications if possible, sorry, Western medicine.
@@Vishalfootball My 87-year-old mom suffered from such edema and with pain to boot. Since I helped her with the following, she has fully recovered and now walks daily 20 minutes with a goal of 30 minutes sometime next year. Btw, the 30-minutes of walking can be broken down to 3 sessions of 10 minutes long each on a daily basis. Great luck :) Leg Edema or Swelling can be caused by several factors such as salt intake, certain drugs like Amlodipine, sitting and/or standing too much, not drinking enough water, etc. Things to try to help alleviate symptoms: 1] Laying down with legs propped up to be higher than your heart; 2] circulation exercises @ www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=578&tbm=vid&sxsrf=ALeKk0140j9r4RYTDquLSgbKhDU4mNTjyg%3A1598983921408&ei=8Y5OX-3NGJXz-gTm-qqwBw&q=feet+circulation+exercise&oq=feet+circulation&gs_l=psy-ab.1.2.0l2j0i20i263k1j0l6.25002.27110.0.30110.11.5.0.6.6.0.150.585.0j5.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.11.632....0.p986d705Hjo 3] 2 tablespoons cocoa powder mixed in either cashew or soy milk twice to three times a day; 4] If been sitting and/or laying down, get up every hour to walk around; 5] Buy compression socks and/or stockings at the pharmacy; 6] Buy vibration foot massagers like Daiwa Felicity Foot Vibration Massager for Blood Circulation Footvibe (Deluxe) @ Amazon.com; 7] Make sure drink sufficient amount of water;
@@delmar8199 hey , absolutely thank u for ur detailed message. good to hear that your mom recovered completely. definitely trying few of these 6 points u just mentioned. Regards VK
these seem great during lock down my activity has dropped drastically, Ive never had issues before being very active but now only getting about 1 hour of exercise a day my ankle and foot have started to swell, Going to try this and see if it helps.
