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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Feb 13;28(8):770–778. doi: 10.1177/1545968314522350

Table 2.

Examples of balance exercises.

Exercise category Description
Seated, stable surface

  • Trunk unsupported.

    • Side-to-side weight transfer.

    • Trunk bending.

    • Arm reaches.

    • Foot circles.

    • Toe touches.
Seated, dynamic surface

  • Seated on Physio-roll.

    • Gentle bounce.

    • Hands free, trunk rotation.

    • Marching (hands on or free).

    • Side to side roll; back and forth roll.

    • Foot circles (hands on or free).

  • Seated on tipping board.

    • Alternate hands and/or feet in air.

    • Forward reach.
Standing, stable surface progressing to foam surface.

  • Feet apart progressing to feet together.

    • Weight shift, fore-aft and side-to-side.

    • Arm raises.

    • Trunk rotation.

    • Up on toes.

    • Up on heels.

    • Eyes closed.

  • Single limb stance.
Stepping and stooping

  • Lunges.

  • Tandem stepping.

  • Step onto 8-inch step.

  • Floor touches.

  • Arm and contralateral leg lift.