ADL Balance Blog

How Intense Should Balance Exercise Be?

by Shane Haas January 21, 2024

To improve balance, individuals need to be challenged at an appropriate level. Such a level achieves a healthy mix of steadiness AND unsteadiness....

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5 Exercises to Help Improve Balance & Reduce Touching/Holding When Standing

by Shane Haas March 06, 2022

Lower-level patients typically cannot stand without touching or holding onto something sturdy - walker, dresser, counter, chair, etc. If these pati...

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6 Exercises to Avoid Tipping & Falling Backwards

by Shane Haas February 20, 2022

Some patients are prone to a posterior loss of balance, which is incredibly scary and often leads to a strong fear of falling. To help combat this ...

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4 Types of Falls

by Shane Haas January 25, 2022

Falls are defined as losses of balance that result in unexpected and rapid descents to lower surfaces, typically the floor. While the definition of...

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6 Reactionary Balance Exercises to Help Prepare for Unexpected Obstacles of Life

by Shane Haas January 21, 2022

A common characteristic among falls is the presence of the unexpected. In a recent Balance Pros survey on falls, examples of unexpected fall factor...

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10 Balance Exercises for Going Sans Cane or Walker

by Shane Haas January 16, 2022

When was the last time you heard a patient say "I don't need a cane" or "I can walk without a walker?" If you work in the area of balance rehabilit...

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6 Weight Shifting Exercises to Improve Balance

by Shane Haas January 08, 2022

Weight shifting exercises involve the rhythmical progression of one's center of pressure back and forth over a fixed base. For example, in forward ...

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Randomized Reaching Exercise to Improve Balance for Reaching Down

by Shane Haas January 03, 2022

During this exercise, the patient places a cone on the ADL Balance Mat that corresponds to the number (1-12) called out by the Clock Yourself App. ...

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Wall Off Exercises to Improve Balance Recovery

by Shane Haas December 15, 2021

Wall offs target hip strategies to improve balance recovery. This video demonstrates 3 variations: posterior, anterior, and lateral. Because losses...

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5 Cone Exercises to Improve Balance

by Shane Haas October 26, 2020

Therapy CONES are found in most rehabilitation gyms. Individuals with BALANCE limitations are also found in most (if not all) rehabilitation gyms. ...

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Top-10 Balance Exercises for General Debility

by Shane Haas April 17, 2020

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

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Turn 15 Gait Challenges Into 2,400 Possible Gait Exercises

by Shane Haas January 22, 2020

Below is a list of 15 gait challenges you can mix, match, and combine to create 2,400 different gait exercises (see video for more information): G...

Posted in Balance Exercises, Dynamic Balance