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Improve your balance for walking with a balance pad
Feel more stable when walking 🙌🏼 This balance foam pad can be a great way to challenge your balance and prepare your body to master unstable surfaces ☝🏽 Please note this does significantly increase the difficulty of balance movements so PLEASE master balance movements on the floor before trying this ⚠️ There is a link in my Amazon store for this balance foam pad Setting a timer for 30 or 60 seconds and completing as many repetitions as you can, can be a great place to start ⏱️ These balance exercises help you challenge your leg muscles that are important in supporting your ankles, knees and hips 🦵🏽 Balance can be a great way to support your arthritic joints especially when walking 🚶🏼♀️ Inside of my arthritis workout membership, Adventurers for Life there are also two full
6,563 likes, 19 comments - buffalo.ot on May 12, 2024: "Dynamic sitting skills during Intentional and directed tasks takes many integrated executive functions and physical functions. We need both equally to improve our overall occupational performance! We love this task that @the_stretching_ot did with her patient for multiple reasons!!! Join the BOT portal for numerous comprehensive resources and training for the full scope occupational therapy practitioner. #occupationaltherapy #...
Best balance exercise for arthritis pain relief from a physical therapist
Balance for arthritis RELIEF ✅ How’s your balance? Its important to test and practice your balance more than just standing on one foot ☝🏽 The hardest part of balance is trying to keep yourself upright when moving- something called dynamic balance 🙌🏼 When you’re trying to balance, all of your muscles are working together to keep yourself upright and to support your joints. Many times if you have arthritis and are dealing with pain- some muscles can work harder than others and become tight. This is why balance can be so powerful. When all of your muscles work together- your joints are more supported 😍 For this movement you don’t have to use a kettlebell like this. You can use any object that won’t move. The higher the object, the harder it will be. Try for 30-60 seconds altern
Buffalo Occupational Therapy on Instagram: "There’s SO MUCH to this activity - so many functions and structures are being addressed, and it was appropriately challenging to meet the goal set for both patients 🎯 Do you see the modifications that were done to grade the activity between individuals? If you are a BOT Portal member, you may have watched the skills moment on this intervention where I go in depth regarding the remediation potential of this approach! #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #ota #cota #otr #ot #occupationaltherapyassistant #occupationaltherapystudent #otd"
Empower Physical Therapy on Instagram: "🌟 Patient Spotlight 🌟 A highly effective and FUN way to work on balance, dual tasking, endurance (and so much more) is through dancing! Here, one of our Wichita State Student PT’s, Kara, is taking our lovely client through a series of stepping exercises to prepare her for the finale - the Cupid Shuffle! Physical Therapy doesn’t have to be boring or monotonous, finding ways to get people up and moving doesn’t have to be complicated. So turn up the tunes and bring out your dance moves! 💃🏼"
Dynamic Balance Activities
Dynamic balance exercises for OT and PT patients who require physical assistance. Check out www.thenoteninjas.com for more patient-centered PT and OT treatments for physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, and occupational therapist assistants. #physicaltherapystudent #occupationaltherapystudent #geriatricphysicaltherapy #geriatricoccupationaltherapy #dptstudent #otstudent #PTtreatment #OTtreatment #PTtreatmentideas #OTtreatmentideas