[Cara]

Good morning Happy Feeters!

Melanie, Adeline, and I did our best to collect your physical assessment results while on the Zoom yesterday evening, but that was a bit of an imperfect plan. (I don’t know that it met the “achievable” element of a SMART goal.) If you participated in our Zoom physical assessment yesterday, could you please either post your results here (if you are comfortable) or email them to me at battistellac@upmc.edu? I’ll give you a helpful format for the results below, feel free to copy and paste it and add your results.

Thank you!
Cara

Please include your full name if you don’t mind, please?

Balance – Did you complete each type? Yes, No, or Did not participate:
– Feet Together
– Semi Tandem (heel beside instep/toe)
– Full Tandem (one foot in front of the other)

2-Minute Step Test
– How many right leg lifts completed, or did you not participate?
– Were you seated or standing?
– Did you use an aid?
– If you did, what kind of aid?
– Did you have to stop early?

Bicep Curls
– How many curls did you complete, or did you not participate?
– What item did you use to curl?
– Did you have to stop early?

Chair Stand
– How many chair stands did you complete, or did you not participate?
– Did you use your arms?
– Did you use an aid?
– If you did, what kind of aid?
– Did you have to stop early?

[Deborah Ciak]

Physical Assessment Results for Debbie Ciak—9/12/24

Balance – Did you complete each type? Yes, No, or Did not participate:
– Feet Together–YES
– Semi Tandem (heel beside instep/toe)–YES
– Full Tandem (one foot in front of the other)–YES

2-Minute Step Test
– How many right leg lifts completed, or did you not participate?–83
– Were you seated or standing?–STANDING
– Did you use an aid?–NO
– If you did, what kind of aid?
– Did you have to stop early?–NO

Bicep Curls
– How many curls did you complete, or did you not participate?–15
– What item did you use to curl?—3# WEIGHT
– Did you have to stop early?–NO

Chair Stand
– How many chair stands did you complete, or did you not participate?–9
– Did you use your arms?–NO
– Did you use an aid?–NO
– If you did, what kind of aid?
– Did you have to stop early?–NO

[Cara]

Thanks, Debbie!

[Wanda Thompson]

Wanda Thompson
Balance – Did you complete each type? Yes, No, or Did not participate:
– Feet Together Yes
– Semi Tandem (heel beside instep/toe) Yes
– Full Tandem (one foot in front of the other)Yes
Lost balance only when I looked down or up.

2-Minute Step Test
– How many right leg lifts completed, or did you not participate? 40
– Were you seated or standing? Seated
– Did you use an aid? no
– If you did, what kind of aid? n/a
– Did you have to stop early? No

Bicep Curls
– How many curls did you complete, or did you not participate? 20
– What item did you use to curl? can vegetables
– Did you have to stop early? no

Chair Stand
– How many chair stands did you complete, or did you not participate? 14
– Did you use your arms? No
– Did you use an aid? No
– If you did, what kind of aid? No
– Did you have to stop early? No

[Tina Faigen]

Tina Faigen
Feet together= y
Semi tandom= y
Tandom= y
2 min step= standing 73 right
Bicep= 5lb 10 reps
Sit to stand= no arms 12

[Cara]

Wanda and Tina, thank you both for sharing your results. We appreciate it!

[Beth Schmidt]

Beth Schmidt

Balance – Did you complete each type?
– Feet Together yes
– Semi Tandem (heel beside instep/toe) Yes
– Full Tandem (one foot in front of the other) Yes

2-Minute Step Test
– How many right leg lifts 90
– Were you seated or standing? Yes
– Did you use an aid? no
– If you did, what kind of aid?
– Did you have to stop early? No

Bicep Curls
– How many curls did you complete 18
– What item did you use to curl? 5 lb weight
– Did you have to stop early? no

Chair Stand
– How many chair stands did you complete 20
– Did you use your arms? Yes
– Did you use an aid?No
– If you did, what kind of aid?
– Did you have to stop early? No

[Patricia Hensel]

Hi,

I sent my assessment data to Cara’s email along with an exercise question, but I did not see a response. Maybe I missed it.

Here is what I sent the 1st evening for resistance training.

I joined the Cancer Bridges meeting tonight and I wanted to give you my assessment numbers.
Balance Assessment — #1, 2, and 3 – yes to all.
Aerobic Assessment— Lifted foot 96 times, standing, no aid
Upper Body Strength—15 bicep curls, 3 lbs.
Lower Body Strength—9 stand ups, no arms, no aid

As for exercise, I am looking for exercises that can strengthen my back and give me improved balance. Every day I get jolts of pain in my lower back starting around my waist and extending out to my sides. Especially if I have been on my feet a lot that day, or did a lot of lifting, such as cleaning or shopping. Any help for relief will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Patricia Hensel

[Cara]

Hi Patricia,

Unfortunately, I didn’t get your email. My last name is brutal to spell, so maybe that’s why I didn’t get it? But, thank you for posting your results here.

As far as your question, I’m going to make sure Adeline sees that and can respond.

Thanks!
Cara

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