Mobilising, stretching, strengthening, stabilising, cardiovascular exercises for the spine, lower and upper extremities plus training advice. This module is adapted from the book 'Swiss Ball Applications for Orthopedic & Sports Medicine: A Guide for Home Exercise Programs Utilizing the Swiss Ball' by Joanne Posner-Mayer. Ball exercises can be used with low level neurological patients and acute pain patients as well as with healthy school children and world class athletes. Exercises can also be applied to people of all ages from toddlers to seniors and adapted for use with groups of differing abilities. This module includes mobilising, stretching, strengthening, stabilising and cardiovascular exercises for the spine, lower and upper extremities. Also included are training advice on posture, transfers, guarding and exercising. Joanne Posner-Mayer PT is recognised internationally as an expert on therapeutic Swiss Ball applications. After graduating from the University of Colorado physical therapy school, she practiced in Switzerland for seven years, working with pioneering therapists using the ball. In 1980, while working at the University Orthopedic Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, she began lecturing on the therapeutic uses of the Swiss Ball. Since returning to the United States in the early 1980s, she has taught at the University of Colorado Physical Therapy School, practiced as a physical therapist in various orthopedic and neurological settings, and has continued to lecture extensively in her area of expertise.
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