Righting Reactions
Righting reactions are an important part of balance and postural control and they begin developing...
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Posts about balance (6):
Grading Muscle Control
What I am going to talk about can be related to any age, especially for learning new skills. The...
Let’s Get Moving – Exercise Ideas and Tips to Get Your Little Moving!
We are so excited to have a guest post from Emily Heisey of @Kinesio_Kids! She is a Pediatric...
Progressing Cruising
Cruising – what is it? This older post of ours will talk about it. We may come out with another...
Walking with a Hula Hoop
We have a lot of little ones who are working on getting independent with walking (or even just...
Single Leg Stance with a Ball and a Wall
Was walking through the clinic the other day and saw this great idea for working on single leg...
Encouraging Balance Reactions
One of our therapists was recently working on balance reactions with a child and I thought it was...
Crab Walking
I love when I walk around the clinic and see some of the creative ideas the therapists come up...
Progressing to Independent Walking
We seem to have a bunch of little ones right now that are working on taking independent steps....
Core Strength and New Walkers
When kids first learn to walk, they aren’t steady or confident in their motor skills and balance...