SINGLE-LEG STAND EXERCISE

SINGLE-LEG STAND 

• SINGLE-LEG STAND exercise is a good initiative point for improving your balance in a weight-bearing position. 

• It also helps to develop control of your trunk and in strengthening your buttock muscles, improving your pelvic stability

• This exercise not only help to improve lower limb strength but can be very helpful in condition like stroke, hemiplegia, GBS(Guillain Barre Syndrome) and other such conditions that affects the balancing capability

HOW TO DO SINGLE LEG STAND EXERCISE?

1. Select a point on the wall in front of you and try to focus on it or take a chair and stand behind it holding on to the chair with both hands. 
2. Lift one leg and stand on the other leg, tighten your buttocks and thighs simultaneously. 
3. You can also stand in front of a mirror to ensure that your posture and form are correct.

SINGLE-LEG STAND VARIATION

• Once you have mastered performing a single-leg stand on a stable surface, next try to balance on an Airex mat, wobble board (shown here), or Bosu ball to introduce an element of instability and making the exercise more challenging.

SINGLE-LEG STAND PROGRESSION

• In order to make this exercise more challenging in terms of balance, coordination, and flexibility, this progression of exercise involves you standing on one leg and touching the floor with your opposite hand at points around an imaginary clock face as shown below.

• Make sure that if the SINGLE-LEG STAND PROGRESSION exercise is performed incorrectly, it can cause back injuries, so be careful while trying it.

• And for the patients who have difficulty in balance and stability, always perform this exercise under someone's supervision.

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