HeartSpace Blog
A thoughtful commentary on issues in Physical Therapy for children, adolescents and adults experiencing challenges with movement
June 18, 2012
Dynamic Core for a child with spastic quadriplegia
I often get questions about how we can use the Dynamic Core for Kids approach with children who experience more severe motor involvement. I thought my answer might be helpful to some of you who also work with this population. Please share your comments and experiences! Question: I’ve been truly amazed at how well your
June 17, 2012
Connections
The favourite toy in my house when my kids were growing up was an old-fashioned set of Tinker Toys. Bought as a spur of the moment gift at Christmas it turned out to be the most popular toy for years. The kids could make anything out of it, as long as there were enough connectors.
May 10, 2012
Where is Superman?
How many times have you tested prone extension/superman during an assessment? I’ve done it more often than I can count. But it wasn’t until I began thinking about the typical development of the inner and outer core muscles that I fully understood why so many of my clients have difficulty with this. First let’s remember
February 13, 2012
Dynamic Core for Kids at the APTA CSM
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
Round and round the garden…….
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