Vew-Do Balance Boards for Rehab, Injury Prevention and Physical Therapy

 

While demonstrating the importance of balance board training for 15 years, Vew-Do Balance Boards continues to pioneer this highly effective means of rehab, injury prevention and physical therapy.

 

Used as an integral component of balance training and rehabilitation at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers of Lake Placid and Colorado Springs , Vew-Do Balance Board training stimulates and strengthens muscles in a functional manner which is used in daily activities as well as sport-specific environments.

 

As proprioception and motor control enhancement becomes a standard portion of accepted rehabilitation protocols, Vew-Do Balance Boards can play a vital role in rehabilitation and physical therapy processes.

 

Along with contributing to the rehabilitation process of athletes within a wide variety of sports, Vew-Do Balance Board training has become a valuable tool used for injury prevention as well as enhancing athletic performance.

 

How does a balance board work?

 

Improves an athlete's ability to maintain and recover an upright posture under varying environmental conditions.

 

Promotes balance-specific motor control, motor learning and skill acquisition

 

Challenges the athlete's balance in all three planes of motion (sagital, transverse, coronal).

 

Provides constantly changing, continuous proprioceptive (somatosensory) feedback. The athlete learns to make better use of internal and external information coming through his feet or hands while they are on the board.

 

Promotes dynamic stabilization of both upper and lower extremities and joints.

Related Articles and Studies:

The Effect of a Proprioceptive Balance Board Training Program for the Prevention of Ankle Sprains