ADL Balance Blog

5 Ways Movements Affect Balance

by Shane Haas March 06, 2019

Movement is defined as a change in body position or location. In addition to stance and surface variables, movement has a primary impact on balance...

Posted in Balance, Balance Training, OT, PT

Not Functional? Not True.

by Shane Haas November 14, 2018

On occasion, I hear feedback that the ADL Balance Trainer is not "functional." We clearly promote it as a functional training product, heck it is e...

Posted in ADL Balance Trainer, Balance, OT, PT

Why are Rehab Gyms so Small?

by Shane Haas April 18, 2018

Why are rehab gyms so small? Regular, open-to-the-public gyms are around 20K square feet. My guess is that a typical gym in sub-acute rehab (IPR, S...

Posted in OT, PT

The Body's 4 Natural Defenses to Fight Falls

by Shane Haas February 07, 2018

Standing balance is one's ability to remain upright and steady. Steadiness is maintaining the body's center of pressure (COP) well within the base ...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

5 Steps for Learning to Stand Without Hand Support

by Shane Haas January 30, 2018

A lot of patients in post-acute rehab cannot stand without holding onto something - walkers, tables, grab bars, THERAPISTS, etc. Many of these pati...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

2 Tips to Improve Dynamic Balance with the ADL Balance Trainer

by Shane Haas January 03, 2018

Dynamic balance is the ability to keep steady while standing and moving about. In contrast to static balance (feet stay in one spot), dynamic balan...

Posted in Balance Exercises, OT, PT

3 Ways to Improve Sitting Balance with ADL Balance Trainer

by Shane Haas December 28, 2017

In Inpatient Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facilities it is common to have patients that are unable to sit independently. For these patients, learning ...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

5 Tips for Learning to Stand Again Using the ADL Balance Trainer

by Shane Haas December 17, 2017

As the inventor and avid user of the ADL Balance Trainer, I will spend the next couple of blog posts on treatment tips with the Trainer. While it w...

Posted in Balance, Fall-Prevention, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, physical therapy balance exercises, PT

2 Basic Balance Needs for Patients in IPR & SNF

by Shane Haas December 06, 2017

The primary goal for patients in In-Patient Rehab (IPR) and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) is to discharge home. For this to occur in a safe and ...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

Time to Pull the Plug (on Balance)?

by Shane Haas November 27, 2017

WARNING: This blog post is largely opinionated, read with caution. Technology should exist to help our patients, not just because it is visually ap...

Posted in Balance, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, PT

3 Reactionary Balance Training Tips

by Shane Haas October 25, 2017

Sometimes we can anticipate a balance challenge, other times we get caught by surprise. Anticipation is seeing someone walking your way with their ...

Posted in Balance, occupational therapy, OT, Physical Therapy, physical therapy balance exercises, PT

5 Ways to Progress Balance Exercises

by Shane Haas September 11, 2017

Movements can be modified in 5 simple ways to affect the degree of balance difficulty. In the paragraphs below the following 5 movement modificatio...

Posted in Balance, Balance Exercises, Exercise, OT, PT