Chest and Triceps Strengthening with Dynamic Upper Extremity Weight Bearing
Prone over a Ball, Weight Bearing and Reaching: This is a wonderful weight bearing activity. By positioning myself behind the child here,...
Airplanes with Hip and Trunk Support
I have to admit, I usually perform this activity with a smaller child…but this was the model I had. Here I am providing hip and trunk...
Abdominals: Small Bench Sit ups with Arms Straight
I often have to help a child in the initial parts of this range, and then she can do it independently. I always stabilize the legs so the...
Lateral Trunk Righting with the Child Sitting on Your Lap
Granted this child is a little big and a little too highly skilled for this exercise. I still use it with a child who is this size who...
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In this exercise I consider the child strong enough to lean down and up without support. If the child needs more help, then I use an...
How to Strengthen Abdominals
I do a lot of bench sit ups. I like the bench because there is no obvious place to roll to the side and push up from...but kids still...
Pull Yourself to a Stronger Middle Back!
In this exercise, the child sits on the scooter board and pulls himself hand over hand down the rope toward me as I anchor the other end...
Wheelbarrow Push-ups for Chest Strengthening
This is a nice exercise to get unilateral upper extremity weight bearing with trunk rotation.Other than provide trunk support, to make...
Who said Strengthening Abdominals had to be BORING?
Kids love this exercise.It takes no equipment and is easy for the family to follow through at home. I like this exercise too, so I always...