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Fall Prevention Resources
- Fall-Proofing Your Home
- Home Safety Checklist for Alzheimer's Patients
- Prevent Falls & Fractures
- 6 Exercises to Promote Balance That You Can Do at Home *
*Before you start this or any other exercise program consult with your physical therapist or physician.
Here’s a Single-Leg Stance Balance Progression
Important: before you do these exercises or any others, consult with your physical therapist and/or doctor first!
Balance -- Single Leg Stance / Arms at Side / Eyes Open
- Start out by holding onto a stationary object to help you balance until you feel steady enough to do it without holding on
- Stand with arms extended out to side
- Lift knee of one leg to 90 degrees
- Head facing forward and eyes open
- Hold as instructed
Sets: 1
Repeat: 2 times on each side
Sessions: 1 Mon, Wed, Fri
Hold Time: 30 seconds each time
Balance -- Single Leg Stance / Arms at Side / Eyes Closed
- Start out by holding onto a stationary object to help you balance until you feel steady enough to do it without holding on
- Stand with arms extended out to side
- Lift knee of one leg to 90 degrees
- Head facing forward and eyes closed
- Hold as instructed
Sets: 1
Repeat: 2 times on each side
Sessions: 1 Mon, Wed, Fri
Hold Time: 30 seconds each time
Single Leg Stance with Forward Trunk Lean
- Start out by holding onto a stationary object to help you balance until you feel steady enough to do it without holding on
- Stand on one leg
- Slowly bend trunk forward, slightly extending opposite leg to the back
- Repeat as instructed
Sets: 1
Repeat: 2 times on each side
Sessions: 1 Mon, Wed, Fri
Hold Time: 30 seconds each time
Single Leg Stance with Foot Reach
- Start out by holding onto a stationary object to help you balance until you feel steady enough to do it without holding on
- Stand on one leg and arms extended out
- Reach opposite leg to the front, then to the side, and then back
- Repeat as instructed
Repeat: 2 times on each side
Sessions: 1 Mon, Wed, Fri
Hold Time: 30 seconds each time
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