04/01/2026
Clinician Tip: Treating retropulsion with
forward reaching.
Retropulsion can make sit-to-stand transfers tough - patients lean back, lift their toes, and can't shift their weight forward.
Try this simple setup:
Position a chair in front of the patient
Have them slide their hands forward along the armrests
Or place an object in front as a reaching target
This creates a safe anchor, promotes anterior weight shift, and builds the motor pattern needed for efficient standing mechanics.
These small preparatory exercises carry over into better rocking forward and safer sit-to-stand transfers.
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