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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Apr-Jun;42(2):E39–E44. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000213

Table 1.

Interventions Coded as Balance Training Activities.

Balance Activities
Standing with Feet Together
Lateral Weight Shifting
Anterior and Posterior Weight Shifting
Semi Tandem Stance
Tandem Stance
Marching in Place
Unilateral Stance
Lateral Walking
Backwards Walking
Standing on a compliant surface (foam, trampoline, BOSU ball)
Closed-chain Exercises on compliant Surface (mini-squats, heel raises)
Cone Step Overs (forward or lateral)
Step Up onto compliant surface
Figure Eight Walking
Grape Vine Walking
Walking with Head Movements
Tandem Walking
Wii Balance Games
Rockerboard/Slantboard/Wobbleboard Activities
Throwing/Catching/Reaching for Objects on compliant Surface
Throwing/Catching/Reaching for Objects with smaller Base of Support (semi-tandem, tandem, SLS*)
Agility Ladder Exercises
SLS* with contralateral lower extremity reaches in multiple directions
*

SLS=single leg stance, also referred to as unilateral stance