Wobbly ankles? You NEED this! ⤵️ (Not) Fun fact - ankle sprains are one of the worst injuries you can have from the point of view of your brain. A sprain decreases our brain’s ability to sense our ankle position, which means our balance is disrupted and our gait pattern suffers. As someone who’s had a bunch of ankle sprains, it’s super important for me to work on restoring my ankle stability and proprioception - so I do all these exercises on the regular to keep my body moving well. But really e

One way to improve gait is to accentuate the motions that occur in the legs while walking! Repetitive stepping exercises over obstacles or small hurdles force the patient to flex their hips up high and bend their knees while walking! Try this simple but effective gait exercise 👇: 1. Set up small obstacles like cones, hurdles, or foam beams in a row about 15 inches apart. 2. Have your patient stand with the obstacles to their side. 3. The patient should step one foot sideways over the first obst