Table 5 Rehabilitation protocol
Exercise | Vision | Surface | Time | Progression | ABF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Static Balance | Eyes open | Firm | 30Â s per condition | 10 double stance conditions including tossing a ball, head rotations left-right, head rotations up-down, head rotations with smooth pursuit, with gaze stabilization, and with saccades | Pitch modulated feedback for AP sway, direction modulated for ML sway |
| Â | Eyes closed | Firm | 30Â s per condition | 3 double stance conditions including head rotations left-right, head rotations up-down | |
| Â | Eyes open | Foam | 30Â s per condition | 4 double stance conditions including tossing a ball, head rotations left-right, head rotations up-down | |
| Â | Eyes closed | Foam | 30Â s per condition | 3 double stance conditions including head rotations left-right, head rotations up-down | |
Dynamic Balance (Tandem Gait) | Eyes open | Firm | 30Â s per condition | 4 tandem gait conditions including tossing a ball, head rotations left-right, head rotations up-down | Direction modulated for ML sway |
| Â | Eyes closed | Firm | 30Â s per condition | 1 tandem gait condition | |
| Â | Eyes open | Foam | 30Â s per condition | 4 tandem gait conditions including tossing a ball, head rotations left-right, head rotations up-down | |
| Â | Eyes closed | Foam | 30Â s per condition | 1 tandem gait condition | |
Dynamic Balance (Bending down) | Eyes open | Firm | 30Â s per condition | 3 different heights | Direction modulated for ML sway |
| Â | Eyes closed | Firm | 30Â s per condition | 3 different heights | |
Dynamic Balance (Squatting) | Eyes open | Firm | 30 s per condition | 4 squats including sit-to-stand, lunge, lunge onto unstable surface, and lunge + twist | Direction modulated for ML sway |
|  | Eyes closed | Firm | 30 s per condition | 4 squats including sit-to-stand, lunge, lunge onto unstable surface, and lunge + twist | |
|  | Eyes open | Foam | 30 s per condition | 4 squats including sit-to-stand, lunge, lunge onto unstable surface, and lunge + twist | |
|  | Eyes closed | Foam | 30 s per condition | 4 squats including sit-to-stand, lunge, lunge onto unstable surface, and lunge + twist |