General · Mid recovery
Stair Descent With Cane
How to do it
Place cane down first, then involved leg, then stronger leg with rail support.
- Body region
- General
- Position
- Standing
- Equipment
- Cane
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Therapeutic Exercise
Used in home programs for
- Fall Risk / Gait Instability
- Osteoporosis / Bone Health (Fracture Prevention)
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