hip stability exercises

It's Time to Pull it Together with Adduction Strengthening! Email 74

Adduction just got harder. Clearly this exercise is for a child who is ready for more of a challenge.The wider the legs are abducted...

Abduction Strengthening in Forearm Sidelying Plank

Oh my goodness, this is a tough exercise. I only have one client who is exercise obsessed that really likes this exercise. It is...

Using Sidesitting to Strengthen Trunk Lateral Flexors

This exercise takes advantage of simple biomechanics. If a child sits side sit with his knee spread as wide as possible, the pelvis is...

Let's See How This Turns Out!

Quad to Sidesit with Knees on Ball, Hands on Bench Email Week 62 This is one of those exercises that works a little bit of everything....

Hip Extension -Stamping in Bridge

Stamp in Bridge This is a good activity to work on strength but also balance and weight shift for some clients. You can have your client...

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...

Hip Internal Rotation Standing

This is an effective way to work on internal rotation strengthening in standing. Kids tend to like it. Watch to make sure the movement is...

Hip Flexion Strengthening Prone? Am I Crazy?

There just wasn’t really a good angle for this exercise. So, forgive me as I describe it. The child lies prone and laterally flexes to...

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...

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#105 Stepping Over: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#104 Getting down from Standing: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#103 Taking Your First Steps (or not): Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#102 Ball Sit-ups: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#101 Sitting Balance on a Ball: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#100 Teach Your Child Standing and Walking Balance: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#99 Teach your Child Standing Balance: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#98 Teach your Child Standing Balance: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#97 Teach your Child to Stand on Her Own: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone

#96 How to Help Your Child Walk: Exercises for a Baby with Low Tone