22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Band, Anti-Eversion
HOW: Anchor a resistance band at about waist height. Walk out holding the band finding the right resistance for you. Shift your weight onto the leg furthest from the anchor with a slight bend in your knee. Holding onto the band, keep your body...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss, Forward
HOW: Stand facing a wall on one leg. While balancing on that leg with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into the wall and play catch with it. Keep your hips facing forward as you throw the ball. The farther you...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss Medial
HOW: Stand near a wall on the one leg that is furthest from the wall. While balancing on that leg with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into the wall and play catch with it. Keep your hips facing forward as...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss Medial, Foam Pad
HOW: Place a foam pad on the ground near a wall. Stand on the pad with the leg furthest from the wall with a ball in your hands. While balancing on the pad with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss, Lateral
HOW: Stand near a wall on the one leg that is closest to the wall. While balancing on that leg with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into the wall and play catch with it. Keep your hips facing forward as...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss Lateral, Foam Pad
HOW: Place a foam pad on the ground near a wall. Stand on the pad with the leg closest to the wall with a ball in your hands. While balancing on the pad with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into...
22 Aug Foot On Wall Calf Stretch – Knee Bent, Static
HOW: Place your foot up against the wall as high as you feel comfortable with your heel on the ground. Drive your knee towards the wall feeling a stretch in the calf and foot. Hold that stretch for as long as prescribed. FEEL: You...
22 Aug Foot On Wall Calf Stretch – Knee Bent, Dynamic
HOW: Place your foot up against the wall as high as you feel comfortable with your heel on the ground. Drive your knee towards the wall feeling a stretch in the calf and foot. Move your knee back and forth for the prescribed amount...
22 Aug Foam Pad, Ball Toss Forward
HOW: Place a foam pad on the ground. Stand in the middle of the foam pad with both feet. Keep your balance on the pad while you toss a ball into a wall playing catch with yourself. FEEL: You should feel your lower leg...
22 Aug Ankle Inversion And Eversion – Ball
HOW: Begin in a seated position with a ball underneath your foot. Roll the ball side to side controlling the ball with your foot. Your foot creates the inversion(going in) and eversion(going out) movement while the ball rolls with it. FEEL: You should feel...
