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 Runners Lunge – Circles
HOW: Begin by starting in a push up position with your hands on the ground underneath your shoulders, and your toes pushing into the ground with your legs straight out from your hips. Bring one leg up close to your hand. Keep your foot...
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...
22 Aug Ankle Dorsiflexion And Plantarflexion AROM – Ball
HOW: Begin in a seated position with a ball underneath your foot. Roll your foot to where your heel is in the front and your toes are pointing up. Follow that by rolling backwards on the back to end with your toes pushing into...
22 Aug Ankle Circle – Ball
HOW: Begin in a seated position with a ball underneath your foot. Roll your foot to the outside of the ball, then forwards putting your heel on the front of the ball, then the inside of your foot back to the starting position making...
17 Aug Tempo Split Stance Lunge – Band
HOW: Begin by placing a band around your knees just above your knee cap. Place one foot in front and the other leg extended back with your back toes pushing into the ground. Keeping your torso straight up, lunge forward and down for 5...
