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Non-pharmacologic Treatment
Activity Options Based on Mobility
➤ Unable to Walk
• Seated exercise program
• Arm exercises (i.e., arm cycling)
• Swimming/aquatic exercises (e.g., shallow or deep-water exercises)
• Resistance/gravity-mediated physical activity (seated leg raises,
band exercises, dumbbells)
• Consider physical therapy evaluation
▶ Recommend rehabilitation & physical therapy guided activity
program
▶ Set physical activity goals
▶ Assess special equipment needs
➤ Limited Mobility, Able to Walk
• Walking
• Swimming/aquatic exercises (e.g., shallow or deep-water exercises)
• Resistance/gravity-mediated physical activity (seated leg raises,
band exercises, dumbbells)
• Balance exercises (walk straight line, standing on one foot,
standing/sitting up and down, target "core" muscles)
• Assess for special equipment needs
➤ No Substantial Limitations to Mobility
• Exercise/physical activity prescription plan driven by patient and
guided by clinician
• Assess for special equipment needs
