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Multi-DirectionalModerate
Weighted Forward Back Shift
Forward / Back Shift
AM-FB-04
- Setup / stance
- Feet hip-width apart, weights at sides, soft knees
- Clinical focus
- AP weight shift control with upper limb load challenge
- Patient instruction
- Stand tall with a weight in each hand. Shift your body slightly forward toward the front target, return to center, then shift backward toward the back target. Keep your feet planted and move your body, not just your shoulders.
- Therapist cue
- “Move from ankles and hips, don’t lean only from chest.”
- Primary metrics
- AP control, center return accuracy, sway correction
- Progression / regression
- Remove weights / increase weight
- Safety / guarding
- Guard from side for posterior loss
- Equipment
- 2 ankle weights held in hands