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. 2017 Feb 26;2017:9871070. doi: 10.1155/2017/9871070

Table 6.

LSVT BIG interventions described.

Task Exercises Progression
Maximal sustained exercises Exercise 1: 8 repetitions floor to ceiling
Exercise 2: 8 repetitions side to side
Finger weights, flicks

Repetitive standing movements Exercise 3: 16 repetitions forward step
Exercise 4: 16 repetitions sideways step
Exercise 5: 16 repetitions backward step
Exercise 6: 20 repetitions rock and reach forward
Exercise 7: 20 repetitions reach and twist sideways
Starting with external support chair working towards no assistive device, adding cuff weights to limbs, larger weight shifts

Functional components and hierarchy task All did sit/stand and then 4 other functional components selected based on chief complaints Adding cuff weights to limbs, reducing cues and shaping, increasing reps, increasing speed, changing support surface dynamics

Hierarchy task A sequence of functional components Increasing reps, increasing speed, adding more complexity with props or functional items for the task

BIG walking/gait training Distance varied from 110′ to 825′, focus on longer strides with reciprocal arm swing and upright posture Decrease use of AD, longer distances, outdoor surfaces, hiking poles, metronome, treadmill training, and reciprocal arm swing