A hula hoop is a great toy that can be used to promote strength and coordination. Here are some fun ways to incorporate hula hoop play into your day. Traditional hula hooping encourages weight … [Read more...]
Using a Hula Hoop for Weight Shifting
We are seeing several kiddos who have developmental coordination disorder and/or similar motor planning challenges and discovered that when we play weight shifting games on the Wii they are not able … [Read more...]
Ideas for Weight Bearing – Arms
I usually spend a lot of time thinking about legs and weight bearing and weight shifting because I'm often working with kids on walking or balance or other skills that require them to use their legs. … [Read more...]
Skiing
Since I just took an extended holiday weekend and went skiing, I for some reason couldn't turn off my PT brain and I found myself analyzing what I was doing (other than falling) as I made my … [Read more...]
When all things aren’t equal – Legs
I recently had a parent ask about ideas to help her child who has weakness on one side of her body more than the other side. I figured I would write about some of the ideas that I use although please … [Read more...]