What Single Leg Stance Assessment can tell you

This is not medical advice. The content is intended as educational content for health care professionals and students. If you are a patient, seek care of a health care professional. Here are some key points of single leg stance assessment you can link to deficiencies or motor control impairments such as gluteus maximus inhibition.

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[harmoniousembodiment]

Love your videos. They are concise. One suggestion - eliminate the sudden loud obnoxious sound at the intro of the videos - they serve no truly necessary useful purpose, are a sudden unpleasantly intrusive loud noise and waste time.

[carlorocky]

I did these for the first time while in PT. I had 80% of my posterior horn removed and have a partial ACL tear that was not addressed. I’m 9 weeks out from surgery and find this exercise very very hard to do. I trust and pray that doing this exercise will help me and not damage the knee.

[gtoneable]

Interesting examples and tests. I've noticed a lot of balancing issues come from having weak or unbalanced hips, deep core muscle weakness and foot and calf muscle weakness. It's good to have strong mind/body connections and strengthen these muscles along with any others that might be of concern for excellent balance. I have collapsed arches myself in both of my feet and I believe strengthening my calf muscles and foot and ankle will do the trick along with the others I mentioned as well.

[chrisparnham]

Good to see that a typical person was chosen as the participant for this assessment. So often a physically very fit individual who's obviously spent years in the gym is chosen other than the target types - unfit and old people with possible problems.

[tommyharris]

Brilliant demonstration as trying to decipher from journal articles can be sometimes difficult, especially when looking for intrinsic movement dysfunctions.👍

[nikruto]

very helpful! keep up the great vids guys, thanks!

[breeannwalker]

I had my posterior tibial tendon reconstructed, two months out and this still hurts 😓

[SUMERUP]

Great but I'm not a doctor. So what to do about the instability..

[copernicus]

Great video! Any suggestions on how to strengthen the glute medius?

[khanscombe]

Stance leg foot is gripping & lifted foot is fishing for balance. Hips? Glute weakness?

[JohnJones-fhuy]

Great information here, thank you. I don't know, but I'm going to guess that you participated in the Brazilian research study that only recently determined that If a person can’t stand on one leg for 10 seconds, then they are twice as likely to die within 10 years. As a 76-year old who suffers arthritis-related and many other pains, I've also seen my flexibility and balance deteriorate over the past decade or so. I've suffered several falls in my own home and now ... learning about this recent study ... I'm thinking that my demise is just around the corner.

[simone]

I have a question.. why if the foot is searching for stability (2:09) might indicate in the stance leg gluteus maximum inhibition?

[emanuele]

This is a very good assessment to identify imbalances! I've found that when I stand on left leg with foot pointing straight my torso and pelvis rotates to the right. My left foot is actually outward rotated the most of the time also when I walk. Which muscle should I strength to align it forward and stabilize my torso and pelvis while standing on one leg?

[kinshukbhunia]

What is the sensitivity and specificity for this test?

[ponalvsiki]

I can't do 10 reps of pistol squat (squat on 1 leg) in proper form, but balance on on leg is quite hard, especially when i close both 2 eyes. After trying to engage my core i can do it with ease. The question is that if i'm cheating if i engage my core.

[lukem]

What is my stance hip is excessively higher than the other leg? Does that mean adductor weakness?

[NaomiGoldstein]

This is great, very detailed. Thank you for making this accessible.
Are you a PT? Physiatrist?
On a side note, an option that has helped me put on shoes (outside of assessment) is to 1.engage core, 2. rest my back or lay arm against the wall if needed, 3 lift my leg so that it makes a figure 4. This way, I can I minimize back flexion. An OT taught me
If you don’t mind, what kind of exercise & diet routines do you follow? Do you have a favorite full range of core exercise?

[brendalg]

When talking about the Trendelenburg sign what do you say after you mention the gluteus medius? I noticed that I drop my shoulder or stick out my hip to balance. My foot also moves a lot. The knee of the weaker leg turns in unless I point my toe out. My pelvis also feels unstable. I have a hard time getting up from a squatting position

[fitfinlay]

I have been told if you cannot stand on one leg with eyes closed for more than five seconds you are in serious trouble - what should I do, should I see my doctor ?

[carolynzahn]

I am a 72 yo female I am curious how long should I be able to stand on one leg with eyes open, closed? Thank you.