

How Do You Get Twice the Hip Extension Work on Bridging? Use Half the Legs!: Bridging with 1 Leg C
This exercise is one step harder than a standard bridge. With the “free” leg crossed across the other knee, it can still help a little...


Eversion Sitting with Manual Assistance/Resistance
I do a lot of this exercise with children who have weak evertors. I like the position I am in here in this picture. I can rest the...


Toe Tapping Happy Feet with Dorsiflexion Strengthening
I do a lot of this exercise with children who have weak dorsiflexors. I like the position I am in here in this picture. I can rest the...


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...


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...


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...