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Week 9 Strengthening those Pesky Hip External Rotators

This is one of the easier external rotation exercises. Some clients need a pillow or twounder their head to be able to see their feet for...

Week 8 Hip Extension Strengthening

I tend to use this exercise on clients who have little idea or little capability of pushing with hip and knee extension.If you carefully...

Handy Tips for Strengthening Hand Grip

Most of my clients love scooterboard activities.If they don’t love it when they first come to PT, it is not long before I wear them down,...

Simple ways to strengthen Eversion

Supine Eversion with Manual Assistance and/or Resistance Usually I position myself sitting below my client’s feet. I sit facing the child...

Dorsiflexion --Incline Walking

I consider this one of the easiest dorsiflexion exercises. By having a child walk up an incline, dorsiflexion firing is encouraged. The...

Chest and Tricep Strengthening

This is the easiest form of push ups. It can be done a variety of ways. Here I have the child facing me standing a few steps away from...

Back Strengthening: Seated Back Extension

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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