Poor Balance and Health Care Problems

Experts say poor balance has been found to be associated with all the following health care problems:

- Ataxia
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Arm numbness and tingling
- Chronic ankle pain or instability
- Acute ankle sprains
- Chronic knee pain or instability
- Osteoarthritis of the knee

Balance board exercises and balance exercises in general have been shown to be successful in remedying many of these conditions.