• Thepurposeoftheseexercisesistoimprovetheabilitytomaintainbalanceduringsitting,standing orwalkingactivitiesandtoincreaseone’sgeneralactivitylevelandsafetyinavarietyofhomeand communitysituations.• Forsafety,allexercisesmustbeperformedclosetoasupportsurface(wall,countertop)ornexttosomeone.•Onlyperformthoseexercisesasinstructedbythetherapist.Ifinstructionsarenotclearlyunderstood, waitforclarificationbythetherapistbeforeattemptingtoperform.

1. Weight shift: Anterior/posterior (limits of stability)Slowlyshiftweightbackwarduntiltoesbegintoriseofffloor.Returntostartingposition.Shiftweightforwarduntilheelsbegintoriseofffloor.

Holdeachposition______seconds.Repeat______timespersession.Do______sessionsperday.qRepeatoncompliantsurface______________________.

2. Weight shift: Lateral (limits of stability)Slowlyshiftweighttoright/leftasfaraspossible,withouttakingastep.Returntostartingposition.

Holdeachposition______seconds.Repeat______timespersession.Do______sessionsperday.qRepeatoncompliantsurface______________________.

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3. Single step: Forward/backwardLiftingfootofffloor,takeonestepslowly/quicklyforwardwithright/leftleg.Returntostartingposition.Takeonestepbackwardandreturn.

Repeat______timespersession.Do______sessionsperday.

4. Heel raises – StandingPurpose:Strengthencalfmuscles.

Position:Standholdingontoacounterforbalance.

Action: Raiseheelsofffloorsoyouarestandingontheballsofyourfeet. Holdabdominalandbuttockmusclestightthroughoutexercise.

qPerformexercisewithkneesbent.qPerformwithfeettogether.qPerformwithadductorsqueezes.qPerformononelegatatime.

Holdeachrepetition______seconds.Do______repetitions______timesperday.

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