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@heisenberg34 Hello! Good question. What exercises am I doing for balance? Until only a few weeks ago, I was working with a PT with whom I had been working for more than a year. He's since left Colorado, and I just started working with a new PT. With my old PT, we divided our sessions between balance work and strength training (chiefly for my legs). For balance work we did mostly the basics: one leg standing, tandem standing, playing catch, etc. We also did a lot of work using blaze pods. Are you familiar with blaze pods They tax your ability to turn right, left, turn about, all while maintaining good balance. Naturally, too, we'd go for walks outdoors; the PT would challenge me to not look down but look straight ahead (checking for obstacles on the ground, of course). On my own, I do some of the balance work in Carol Clements book, Better Balance for Life. My new PT is so new we've yet to develop a sessions routine, My very best to you! –Ray

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@ray666 Thanks for the info, Ray. Would you say that these exercises have helped your balance and strength? I did several, different sessions of PY over the years. I can't say that any of them helped me to any degree. Most just had a boilerplate list of exercises that just about everyone got. My current therapist is really getting to know me and is planning exercises to fit my own set of circumstances(mainly balance). Have a blessed day.
Chris