Single-Leg Balance on Foam
Challenges ankle stability on a soft, unstable surface.
What it helps
Challenges your ankle and leg to stay steady on a soft surface, sharpening the reflexes that keep you sure-footed.
How to do it
- Stand on a foam pad or cushion near a counter for support.
- Lift the other foot and balance on the surgical leg.
- Hold with control, then rest.
Tips
- Keep support nearby — build up your time as balance improves.
Commonly done as 3 sets, several times a week.
Where this appears in recovery
Single-Leg Balance on Foam is part of 12 recovery programs, typically at the advanced recovery (months 3–6), long-term recovery (months 6–12) and strengthen (weeks 8–12) stages. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
- Cheilectomy (Big Toe) exercise guide
- Ankle ORIF (Trimalleolar) exercise guide
- Triple Arthrodesis exercise guide
- Ankle Arthroscopy (Cartilage Repair) exercise guide
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Reconstruction exercise guide
- Hammertoe Correction exercise guide
- Peroneal Tendon Repair exercise guide
- Medial Displacement Calcaneal Osteotomy exercise guide
- Morton's Neuroma Excision exercise guide
- Calcaneus Fracture ORIF exercise guide
- Keller Bunionectomy exercise guide
- Chronic Ankle Instability exercise guide
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.