Video: Spinal Stabilization using the Swiss Ball

Video: Spinal Stabilization Utilizing the Swiss Ball To Enhance Functional Stability, Posture Control and Balance. This video will educate you about instability and teach you over 50 exercises using the Swiss Ball, which you can add to your existing stabilization exercise program. These exercises are fun and challenging. You will see a therapist instruct actual patients. The curriculum includes exercises starting with the patient's acute/beginning phase and will progress in difficulty to challenge any healthy individual or trained athlete without needing expensive equipment. Merry N. Lester, P.T., O.C.S., M.T.C., is a board certified orthopedic specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. She is certified as a manual therapist by the Institute of Physical Therapy, and as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the NSCA. Merry graduated from Boston University in 1978. Presently she owns Denver Physical Therapy - Downtown. The clinic is located in the Denver Athletic Club where her specialty is treating orthopedic and sports related injuries. She also holds a position as an instructor for the Institute of Physical Therapy. Joanne Posner-Mayer, P.T. is a recognized APTA, NDTA & NAEYC National lecturer on therapeutic applications using the swiss ball. She practiced in Switzerland for 7 years working with pioneering therapists using the balls. In 1978, she was NDT certified in pediatrics in Berne, Switzerland. In 1980, while working at the University Orthopedic Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, she began lecturing on the therapeutic uses of the Swiss Ball. After returning to Colorado, Ms. Mayer has continued to practice P.T. and lecture extensively on uses of the ball in ortho and neuro settings. This instructional video is designed for therapists. Please use caution when prescribing exercises for your patients. Consult your physician before you begin this, or any, exercise program. 35 minutes