This theory highlights the importance of context. In other words, how you control coordinated movement to achieve a goal or task will vary depending on the person, the task and environment. For example: put me in a large walk-in closet and when I’m reaching, I can stagger my stance and shift my weight to reach. Now, change my environment and pu...

How Balance Matters Can Help Train Sit to Stand Improve the timing and amplitude of weight shift to decrease loss of balance backwards No plopping - improve control of stand to sit I recently listened to a great podcast called "The Therapist Who Said Too Much" from Senior Rehab Project, sponsored by the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy.  I...