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Multi-DirectionalHard
Foam Arms Forward Forward Back Shift
Forward / Back Shift
AM-FB-08
- Setup / stance
- Feet hip-width on foam, arms straight forward
- Clinical focus
- Sensory challenge with anterior load shift
- Patient instruction
- Stand on foam with both arms straight out in front. Shift your body toward the front target, return to center, then shift toward the back target while keeping your arms lifted.
- Therapist cue
- “Arms stay quiet, body does the shift.”
- Primary metrics
- AP sway, control under foam challenge
- Progression / regression
- Firm surface / add weights
- Safety / guarding
- Guard closely
- Equipment
- Foam pad