Patient 1: The patient performed activities standing with feet together eyes open and eyes closed without sway or loss of balance for 30 seconds. However, the patient was unable to place her feet in tandem and had moderate amounts of sway upon performance. In contrast, the patient was asked to perform a TUG to assess dynamic balance. In which she breezed through the activity with ease and confidence. The patient was also able to perform rising up from the chair and sitting back in the chair without difficulty or use of her hands. Patient 2: The patient could not perform tandem stance without losing balance so a modified tandem stance was used in which the feet were staggered. When the patient performed the eyes open tandem stance he held it for 9 seconds. When his eyes were closed he could hold it for 4 seconds. During the timed up …show more content…
The patient possessed some english speaking ability however he preferred spanish. This typically resulted in a delay of information transmission. The patient often waited for cueing during the tasks he was performing. He was incredibly motivated and thoroughly enjoyed the attention and was not hesitant to help in whatever way he could.
Patient 3: Very few environmental factors influenced task performance in this patient. She loved the attention of several students and was not phased when asked to move locations for testing purposes. Normally, factors like a busy environment could have made tasks like the mini- cog test more difficult. She was unable to balance on one leg. However, this was not due to environmental factors as much as her own strength, balance, and coordination itself. When introduced to the stairs her gait and balance strategies turned to step- to gait