Tripod Stance

  • The patient starts in kneeling with the right foot forward and the left foot back. The patient comes up on the toes of their left foot and positions the right knee over the right foot and ankle.
  • Ask the patient to hold the arms out in front of them as if pushing against a wall and draw the abdomen in to stabilize the lumbar spine and pelvis.
  • Instruct the patient to come straight up off the floor a couple of inches while trying to maintain the right knee positioned over the right foot.
  • Ideally the patient moves straight up and down without the right knee advancing forward over the toes and without losing a neutral lumbar spine.
  • Have the patient hold this position for 10 seconds and repeat 3 to 5 times initially, adding repetitions as their strength improves.
  • They then reverse the leg positions to repeat on the opposite side.
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