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Setup, cueing and progressions are written out for this exercise.
Multi-DirectionalModerate
Arms Forward Diagonal Shift
Diagonal Shift
AM-DIAG-03
- Setup / stance
- Feet hip-width apart, both arms straight forward at shoulder height
- Clinical focus
- Diagonal shift with anterior load challenge
- Patient instruction
- Hold both arms straight out in front. Move the dot diagonally to the front-left target and return to center. Then move to the front-right target and return to center while keeping your arms lifted the whole time.
- Therapist cue
- Arms stay steady; body shifts underneath
- Primary metrics
- Diagonal accuracy, AP/ML control, endurance
- Progression / regression
- Arms down / add light weights
- Safety / guarding
- Standard supervision