Question

Scenario: since your mom have been home with your family for months and she is excited to get out to resume her previous level of activity. Decides that she wants to return to her favorite activity and play basketball games. However, since your mom has been putting in long hours working in her home office, she states she can’t resume these weekly games until she gets back into shape. she also states since working from home she has been experiencing right hip pain for weeks and can’t seem to work it out. she exhibits points of tenderness in her right hip flexors, specifically when you palpate her iliopsoas muscle. she reports pain 8/10 upon taking his first step when weight bearing on her right leg. it is described as a sharp, tight catching pain. You notice when he takes that first step then loses his balance within 3 seconds, and is in discomfort.

Design a balance training program that will improve mom's balance since her somatosensory system is affected by her hip pain.

1. What safety measures would you employ?

2. Would you work on static, dynamic or automatic postural control and why?

3. Describe how you would incorporate both anticipatory and reactive balance control strategies?

4. How can you design the program to progress from easiest to hardest?

5. What functional activities can you incorporate into your program?

Answer 1

Hip pain or any discomfort related with hip may normal short-term annoyance or it may be due to certain serious conditions. Some of the common reasons of hip pain are

Arthritis,

Bursitis

Hip dislocation, sprains, strains,

Tendinitis

Certain Hip pain relieving exercise mentioned below.

Flexibility and strength exercise are very important to relive pain.

Lift up knee

Hip rotation

Bend knee to lower hip pain

Stretching out tendon and muscles in the affected area

Hip and lower back stretching

Hip flexion

Hip extension

To maintain body balance need some particular exercise given below

Stand up straight without holding anywhere

Step forward using one leg and other one next