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Multi-DirectionalModerate-Hard
Semi Tandem Diagonal Shift
Diagonal Shift
AM-DIAG-06
- Setup / stance
- One foot slightly ahead of the other (semi tandem)
- Clinical focus
- Diagonal shift control in narrowed BOS
- Patient instruction
- Stand with one foot slightly in front of the other. Move the dot diagonally toward the front-left target and return to center. Then move toward the front-right target and return to center. Keep both feet in place and shift your whole body with control.
- Therapist cue
- Stay balanced between both feet; don’t let the back foot lift
- Primary metrics
- Diagonal accuracy, narrow-base control, correction count
- Progression / regression
- Normal stance / full tandem
- Safety / guarding
- Close guarding recommended