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Alternating Step Taps

Alternating Step Taps: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Alternate tapping the top of a low step while holding a rail lightly.

Body region
General
Position
Standing
Equipment
Step
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Therapeutic Exercise

Used in home programs for

  • Fall Risk / Gait Instability
  • Osteoporosis / Bone Health (Fracture Prevention)

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