Single-Leg Stance: free online stopwatch and protocol

Protocol

Static balance on one leg.

1. Barefoot or in usual shoes, arms crossed on the chest (or hands on hips), next to a wall or support for safety.
2. Choose the leg and eyes open or closed. Instruction: "Lift one foot without touching the other leg, and hold as long as you can."
3. Start the stopwatch when the foot leaves the floor.
4. Stop it when the raised foot touches the floor or the other leg, the arms move, or the stance foot shifts. Up to 3 trials; the best counts.

Norms and references

Eyes open < 5 s: risk of injurious fall (Vellas et al., 1997). Mean eyes open: 60–69 y 27 s, 70–79 y 17 s, 80+ y 8 s (Springer et al., 2007).

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