balance exercises

Anonymous
September 10, 2010 at 3:16 pm

The balance exercises my physical therapist has me do is:
walk sideways for 15 steps one way then the other
walk one foot over the other for 15 steps (first one foot then the other)
walk one foot in back of the other for 15 steps (one foot then the other)
walk forward heel to toe for 15 steps in a straight line looking straight ahead
walk backward the same way for 15 steps in a straight line looking straight ahead

I wear an afo on my leg, so these are not so easy with afo and balance problem. but when i started, i couldnt keep my balance. But my balance has improved with these exercise. and with strengthening exercises for the legs and knees and quads. hope this helps