Whether you or a loved one is on the spectrum of unsteadiness, the fear of falling can lead to a sharp decline in the ability to maintain balance, stability, and mobility. This typically ends up with this person losing their independence. 

There is validity to this fear and there are several areas that should be addressed to deal with the challenge of losing balance and stability. But how this is addressed can lead the person suffering from being unsteady to either gain or lose their independence. 

Often, this fear causes a reduced or even elimination of normal activities that bring the risk of a fall. From this stage, the person if often put on a walker. Over time, this ultimately leads them to end up in a wheelchair. There is a time and place when each of these decisions are the right time. However, I want to give some food for thought if you are put in the position to have to make these decisions for yourself or a loved one. 

One area to consider is including some balance and stability development which can address the actual cause of the unsteadiness issues. It can be quite surprising how much progress can be accomplished with a balance and stability program. 

A good balance and stability program will meet each individual where he or she is at and address the different areas needed to improve balance and stability. Working on balance and stability can help at any point within the instability spectrum. And if caught early enough on the instability spectrum, we can often see a path to reversing the unsteadiness and restoring the individual’s balance, stability, and mobility which restores their independence.

This means there is the possibility of going from even a wheelchair, to a walker, then even potentially walking securely without any devices.

Even if the individual has regressed too much to reverse this order on the balance spectrum, any work will improve each individual’s strength, balance, stability all of which will aid the individual with increasing his or her independence while aiding the primary care people with moving and lifting the individual.

Try This

In the video below are some examples of exercises that might help individual’s improve their balance and stability. These exercises I demonstrate are some of the easier exercises which also include progressions so that the individual can increase the challenge as his or her balance and stability improves.

Be sure that these exercises are initially supervised and the person monitoring these exercises can support and stabilize the exerciser in the event of becoming off balance. I recommend these exercises be done close to a wall which can aid the monitoring person to support the exerciser.

The exercises in the above video are just a small window into the various exercises that can be incorporated into a balance and stability routine. There are many additional exercises and areas that I incorporate into a program which often includes mobility into the program. I custom develop each program based on many different factors discovered during an initial assessment.

Your Next Steps:

To increase your results, it’s good to get some extra help. I offer balance and stability training starting with an assessment to determine the best initial starting point to allow you quick and lasting results. 

The training program can cover many aspects that can adversely affect your balance and stability including: 

• Vertigo
• Lack of strength
• Restricted range of motion
• Poor postural alignment
• Reduced vision
• Weak core strength
• Pain and injury issues
• Poor sleep

If you’re looking to find out if my balance and stability training program is right for you, sign up for your complimentary consultation. You can text/call me at (916) 293-1830 or email me at Aaron@AaronRobinet.com. Or schedule your appointment here: