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...
Supine Slide on Slippery Floor: A Knee Flexion Exercises
This is a tough exercise. I had to fake it on the yoga mat. I do this exercise on a smooth floor. I stabilize the child’s heels on the...
Have a Client Stuck in a Steppage Gait Pattern
Straight Leg Swing Forward Consider this sort of like a straight leg raise but standing. Often my clients who need this activity need...
Inversion Sitting with Heel Down
By having my client stabilize his foot on the floor, I get less cheating with hip flexion and hip external rotation as I try to isolate...
Spinning Feet In and Out in Standing--Hip Internal Rotation Email 64
This is easiest in socks on slick floor like vinyl tile or hardwood floor and harder on the carpet or in shoes. The sole of the shoe...
Hip Flexion Standing
Pelvis disassociation is almost always tricky with my clients with quadriplegic or diplegic cerebral palsy, so this is a great exercise...
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...
Fun Ways to Improve Hand Strength? No Puzzle to me!
I set this picture up in a way that would allow a photo. This is not really how I do this activity in the clinic. I have the parent sit...
#59 Eversion Strengthening Sitting with Heel Down
By having my client stabilize his foot on the floor, I get less cheating with hip flexion and hip internal rotation. Place the target...
