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Table 4 Home Exercise Program

From: Protocol for the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-stroke (LEAPS) trial: a randomized controlled trial

Upper and Lower Extremity Exercises

Progression

 

Gravity eliminated, active assistive

 

Gravity eliminated, active

 

Against gravity, no Theraband

 

Against gravity, yellow Theraband

 

Against gravity, red Theraband

 

Against gravity, green Theraband

 

Against gravity, blue Theraband

 

Against gravity, black Theraband

 

Against gravity, silver Theraband

Sitting Balance

Progression

 

Equal weight bearing on ischial tubersosities

 

Weight shift, lifting opposite leg from chair

 

Ipsilateral anterior diagonal reaching, NP* UE**

 

Ipsilateral posterior diagonal reaching, NP UE

 

Contralateral anterior diagonal reaching, P* UE

 

Contralateral posterior diagonal reaching, P UE

 

Contralateral anterior diagonal reaching, NP UE

 

Contralateral posterior diagonal reaching, NP UE

 

Ipsilateral anterior diagonal reaching, P UE

 

Ipsilateral posterior diagonal reaching, P UE

Static Standing Balance

Progression

 

Shoulder-width stance 30 sec, eyes open

 

Shoulder-width stance 30 sec, eyes closed

 

Feet together 30 sec, eyes open

 

Staggered stance, P leg in front, eyes open

 

Staggered stance, P leg in front, eyes closed

 

Feet together 30 sec, eyes closed

 

Staggered stance, P leg behind, eyes open

 

Staggered stance, P leg behind, eyes closed

 

Staggered stance, P leg in front on step, eyes open

 

Staggered stance, P leg in front on step, eyes closed

 

Staggered stance, NP leg in front on step, eyes open

 

Staggered stance, NP leg in front on step, eyes closed

Dynamic Standing Balance

Progression

 

Catching ball straight on

 

Catching ball thrown towards NP side

 

Catching ball thrown towards P side

 

Turning towards P side

 

Turning towards NP side

  1. *P = paretic; NP = nonparetic
  2. **UE = upper extremity
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BMC Neurology

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