ADL Balance Blog

The Body's 4 Natural Defenses to Fight Falls

by Shane Haas February 07, 2018

Standing balance is one's ability to remain upright and steady. Steadiness is maintaining the body's center of pressure (COP) well within the base ...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

5 Steps for Learning to Stand Without Hand Support

by Shane Haas January 30, 2018

A lot of patients in post-acute rehab cannot stand without holding onto something - walkers, tables, grab bars, THERAPISTS, etc. Many of these pati...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

5 Areas/Equipment to Improve Balance Following a Stroke

by Shane Haas January 23, 2018

In this post I will attempt to blend 2 of my favorite areas of Rehab - helping patients recover from strokes (CVAs) and developing equipment/exerci...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, Physical Therapy

7 Areas the ADL Balance Trainer Helps with Cognitive Rehab

by Shane Haas January 06, 2018

The main goal of the ADL Balance Trainer is to improve balance through functional movements, namely reaching. To this end, it was important that re...

Posted in Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, Physical Therapy

3 Ways to Improve Sitting Balance with ADL Balance Trainer

by Shane Haas December 28, 2017

In Inpatient Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facilities it is common to have patients that are unable to sit independently. For these patients, learning ...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

5 Tips for Learning to Stand Again Using the ADL Balance Trainer

by Shane Haas December 17, 2017

As the inventor and avid user of the ADL Balance Trainer, I will spend the next couple of blog posts on treatment tips with the Trainer. While it w...

Posted in Balance, Fall-Prevention, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, physical therapy balance exercises, PT

2 Basic Balance Needs for Patients in IPR & SNF

by Shane Haas December 06, 2017

The primary goal for patients in In-Patient Rehab (IPR) and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) is to discharge home. For this to occur in a safe and ...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

Time to Pull the Plug (on Balance)?

by Shane Haas November 27, 2017

WARNING: This blog post is largely opinionated, read with caution. Technology should exist to help our patients, not just because it is visually ap...

Posted in Balance, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

3 Reactionary Balance Training Tips

by Shane Haas October 25, 2017

Sometimes we can anticipate a balance challenge, other times we get caught by surprise. Anticipation is seeing someone walking your way with their ...

Posted in Balance, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, physical therapy balance exercises, PT

5 Tips to Make Balance Rehabilitation Hip

by Shane Haas May 24, 2017

The hips are often overlooked in therapy treatments. Through injury (CVA, THA, OA, etc.) and/or aging, patients often lose their ability to effecti...

Posted in occupational therapy, physical therapy balance exercises