Exercise ball as physical therapy for neuro-developmental treatment. Based on the concept of "functional kinetics", Klein-Vogelbach advocated the use of ball techniques to treat adults with orthopedic or medical problems. The term "Swiss Ball" was used when American physical therapists began to use those techniques in North America after witnessing their benefits in Switzerland. From their development as physical therapy in a clinical setting, those exercises are now used in athletic training, as part of a general fitness routine and incorporation in alternative exercises such as yoga and Pilates. in 2012, Neil Whyte completed the record for the fastest time 10 Swiss
Three-ball 2 and 3 balls) are racked either in a triangle — usually aluminum, wooden or plastic, like a miniature eight-ball or snooker rack — with the apex ball on the , or in a straight line, again with the lead ball on the foot spot, and the other balls behind it, lined up toward the center of the . No particular arrangement is necessary, as there is no specific order in which the balls must be pocketed, nor do any of them have specific point values. Racking is often simply done by hand, though there have been at least two