ADL Balance Blog

Crosswalk #2: Dynamic Gait Index and Haas Balance Book

by Shane Haas April 02, 2019

The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) is a standardized assessment tool for rating dynamic balance, gait, and fall risk. Based on results of the DGI, exerci...

Posted in DGI, OT, PT

3 Ways to Better Use Therapy Cones for Balance

by Shane Haas March 27, 2019

If you use cones in therapy for reaching and/or balance exercises, check out the following 3 low and no cost ways listed below to help you get more...

Posted in Balance, OT, PT

Crosswalk #1: Berg Balance Scale & Haas Balance Book

by Shane Haas March 18, 2019

The Berg Balance Scale is a standardized assessment tool for balance. A common strategy for choosing balance exercises is to examine items with low...

Posted in Balance

Surface Matters for Static Balance

by Shane Haas March 12, 2019

Surface is the composition of the ground on which the patient is balancing. Surfaces that are soft, unstable, sloped (hills), or uneven (thre...

Posted in Balance Exercises, OT, PT

Take a “Stance” on Balance

by Shane Haas March 10, 2019

Stance is the position of the feet and legs in standing. Stance has a primary impact on balance, along with movement and surface. Stances that requ...

Posted in Balance, OT, PT

5 Ways Movements Affect Balance

by Shane Haas March 06, 2019

Movement is defined as a change in body position or location. In addition to stance and surface variables, movement has a primary impact on balance...

Posted in Balance, Balance Training, OT, PT

Not Functional? Not True.

by Shane Haas November 14, 2018

On occasion, I hear feedback that the ADL Balance Trainer is not "functional." We clearly promote it as a functional training product, heck it is e...

Posted in ADL Balance Trainer, Balance, OT, PT

ADL Balance Trainer Versatility

by Shane Haas November 10, 2018

The ADL Balance Trainer is a versatile piece of equipment. Below is short video showing variety of balance challenges with the Trainer. It focuses ...

Posted in ADL Balance Trainer, Balance

The Balance Bias

by Shane Haas October 22, 2018

There is a bias with balance training and it affects the way we challenge patients. The bias is not negative in any way, rather it helps direct how...

Posted in Balance Bias, Balance Training, Static Balance Training

Product Spotlight: ADL Quadrant Hurdle

by Shane Haas October 17, 2018

The ADL Quadrant Hurdle was created to improve dynamic standing balance, specifically the ability to step over small obstacles. The need to avoid o...

Posted in ADL Quadrant Hurdle, Dynamic Balance

Balance Training is a Choice

by Shane Haas October 08, 2018

There are a wide variety of ways to challenge balance, including different stances (feet together, tandem, single leg, etc.), surfaces (foam, hip s...

Posted in Balance, Balance Training, Relative Challenges

Haas’s 5 Laws of Balance Training

by Shane Haas October 04, 2018

1st law: Standing balance begins when the hands let go. If patient unable to stand without hand support, do not introduce balance challenges. Inste...

Posted in 5 Laws of Balance Training, Balance, Intensity