I was walking around the clinic yesterday and noticed a therapist getting a child to stand in a bucket. I of course had to stop and see what they were doing because I was intrigued. I had all sorts of ideas in my own mind as to why they were doing this but I wanted […]
Favorite Toys: Infant Gym
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of our favorite toys! I wanted to talk about the infant gym. Here are some of the traditional ways I have used this toy: Encouraging tummy time Propping on forearms while in tummy time – reaching for toys Works on weight shifting and trunk control Reaching while […]
Proprioception and Body Awareness
How is it that we are able to walk through a dark room to get to a light switch or sense where our body parts are when our eyes are closed during yoga class? We are able to do so because of something called proprioception, which is the internal sense of where your body parts […]
Top Ten Blog Posts of 2017
It’s been a few years since we did a top ten list at the end of the year (that may be because for a few years we weren’t very consistent with posting). Since we managed to get out a post every week of this year (yes, we are patting ourselves on the back) we thought […]
Using a Treadmill for Walking Quality
In last week’s post we talked about weight shifting and trunk elongation to help walking quality and energy efficiency. This week we are going to look at using a treadmill. For some kids who are working on walking quality and efficiency foot placement can be a big deal. How they take that first step can […]
Weight Shifting and Trunk Elongation
We have been working on walking with some kids that are working on improving their weight shifting and all the mechanics that go with that. Many of them have hip weakness which we are addressing but we are also looking at other areas to address as well. With the hip weakness you can often see […]
Dribbling a Ball
We were recently working on ball dribbling skills with some kiddos. They had been practicing them off and on for a while but were still finding it hard to dribble the ball while walking down the hallway. So, we decided to spend one whole session devoted to bouncing the ball and progressing this skill. To […]
Fun with Painter’s Tape
Looking for easy and fun activities for your kiddos to do at home? All you need is painter’s tape and a little imagination! Here are four different gross motor activities with simple set ups to work on balance, strength, motor planning, coordination, and body awareness. Weaving through spider web: Use a hallway to span tape […]
Jungle Vines
We love taking students for their clinical internships. They often bring fresh ideas to our treatment plans. This is an exercise that our most recent student came up with, and of course we have all found a reason to use it with our kids! Feel free to change the name of it, this is the […]