Exercise type | Example | Treatment | |
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Standard PT | SPTT (ActiveStep®) | ||
Strengthening and flexibility | • Lower extremity and trunk strengthening (i.e. sit to stand, heel-toe-raises, resistance bands) | X | X |
• Lower extremity stretching (i.e. gastrocnemius, hamstrings, hip flexors) | |||
Static and dynamic balance | • Challenging vestibular, visual and somatosensory system (i.e. altering base of support and/or surface, closing eyes, head movement) | X | X |
• Elicit ankle, hip and stepping strategies | |||
• Incorporate cognitive challenge and dual task | |||
Mobility Training | • Assess appropriate assistive device | X | X |
• Vary gait speed | |||
• Challenge surface, distance, obstacles, cognitive and dual task, stop/start | |||
Dynamic Stability Trip and Slip Training | • Progressively challenging anterior, posterior and lateral surface perturbation | X | |
• Step response to perturbation | |||
• Walking recovery after perturbation |