February 13, 2012
Well Dynamic Core for Kids has completed it’s debut at the APTA CSM. We had a great time and enjoyed meeting some really great people. We’ve had lots of interest in our poster so here it is! I hope you enjoy it and if you have any questions or comments, I’d love to hear them. [...]
January 31, 2012
This is a classic – professionals recommend that children who have poor core strength do wheelbarrows and planks as exercise but children can’t complete these activities unless they have good core strength. I immediately begin to feel dizzy trying to sort my way out of this circular argument (not a good thing for my vestibular [...]
December 15, 2011
We used to believe that motor skills developed in a very linear fashion and that motor skills developed in a very linear fashion and that most movements were pre-programmed in the brain. Now we know that the brain constantly shapes our movements, before, during and after they occur, so that we can be successful in [...]
October 31, 2011
Our poster entitled “Dynamic Core Intervention on Posture and Function in a Child with Cerebral Palsy” has been accepted to the APTA Combined Section Meeting in February 2012. If you are attending the conference, please come and visit us!
August 29, 2011
1. Every motor event is a sensory event first. We can optimize movement by preparing/engaging 4 important sensory systems which connect the body and the brain. These systems are vision, hearing, vestibular and proprioception; they can be engaged by visual tracking, music, rhythm, and a variety of deep pressure and specific movement inputs. Each of [...]