One of my favorite things to do is watch babies and kids explore movement. Often when a child is first learning a new skill, or they are building up their strength and endurance you might see them … [Read more...]
Favorite Toys: Bean Bags (to work on dorsiflexion/foot clearance)
Bean bags are great. We use them in all sorts of ways. I'll quickly list a few below and then I'll talk about what is happening in these pictures above. (Clearly we might need to have a few posts on … [Read more...]
What is Core Strength?
Why are pediatric PTs always talking about core strength and what does that term that is thrown around so frequently even mean? And is core strength the same as trunk strength and is that the same as … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Core Workout: Hungry Hippos meets Wreck it Ralph
I happened to walk by another one of my therapists using a really fun and creative way to work on core strength with kids. I know I have done my share of walkouts over a ball or peanut with a kiddo … [Read more...]
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