03/06/2026
Can you do it?
Single-leg stance isn’t a party trick -it’s a quick clinical screen.
As we age, we lose it, and it reflects our whole system and how our brain organizes balance.
The best part…it’s highly trreatable with the right inputs we can see immediate and obvious improvements.
Test it → treat it → re-test it…that is it.
In class we are trying to give our students back a good solid base, but if you read the article we give them back far more!
Single-leg stance isn’t a party trick — it’s a quick clinical screen.
As people age, it often drops, and it reflects the whole system: foot/ankle strength, hip control, proprioception, vision/vestibular input, and how the brain organizes balance.
The best part -it’s highly modifiable.
Just test it → treat it and re-test.
In class we are simply trying to give our students a better base, but as you will see in the article, we are giving them far more!
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260114-the-surprising-benefits-of-standing-on-one-leg
