Abduction Side Lying with Knee Flexion
This is a hard exercise. It takes a very cooperative and/or motivated client (preferably both) to perform this accurately.Sometimes I do...
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...
Need a Super Fun Way to Strengthen Knee Extensors?
The model pictured can perform knee extension here to make the swing go forward and back without support otherwise.Many children need me...
Wheelbarrow Sit ups from Sitting on a Ball
I always try to make activities more dynamic. A ball really helps meet that goal. I remember that a pole can statically weight bear....
Adduction at its Finest
Since it is the end range of adduction that I usually see the difficulty with, I like this activity squeezing a ball.This ball is a gerdy...
Hip Abduction Sidelying
I try side lying in the middle of the floor only with my most reliable clients or with the ones who are too heavy to move. I may also try...
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...
Don't Take This News Sitting Down!
This exercise encourages all round lower extremity muscle activation. Sitting lower on the bench means more initial hip flexion, more...
Lateral Flexion Supine Reaching Hand to Heel Hooklying
Supine is an often forgotten place to work on Lateral Flexion. It discourages trunk flexion and rotation substitutions. In supine, the...
Handy Tips for Making Hands Stronger --Week 23
My clients love the scooterboard. I always start out prone…because I think it is harder, and I can always bribe them with the sitting to...
