HeartSpace Blog
A thoughtful commentary on issues in Physical Therapy for children, adolescents and adults experiencing challenges with movement
December 10, 2010
Dynamic Core for Kids
In recent posts I’ve discussed Dynamic Core for Kids (previously called Core Restoration).In this post we’re going to take a brief look at how the Core develops typically in postural control and where this process can go awry in children with movement difficulties.We’ll also discuss how it is that Dynamic Core for Kids addresses improved
November 18, 2010
Every motor event is a sensory event first
Often we tend to think of voluntary motor tasks as events involving the musculoskeletal system and the motor control system. But long before the motor task comes into being, there is a plan for the motor task. And long before the plan for the task is the sense of where our body is in space
November 4, 2010
Of hips and hamstrings
Stretching hamstrings is a hot topic of conversation around my house. I have a 13 year old son who can’t touch his toes and I’m a yogi who knows that I could use more flexibility in my hamstrings. And most of my clients with Cerebral Palsy (CP) have hamstrings elongation as an ongoing part of
November 4, 2010
Wherever You Go, There You Are
This is the title of the classic book by Jon Kabat-Zinn regarding mindfulness meditation. (For those who may be interested, Kabat-Zinn is the creator of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, which originated at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and is now practiced world-wide.) “Wherever you go, there you are” is also my favourite metaphor for
November 4, 2010
Grateful for my Core Understanding
I am always extremely excited when I learn information that dramatically influences my practice. Three years ago I met a PT colleague when she asked me to treat her daughter. Julie Wiebe (www.interiorfitness.com) introduced me to the emerging adult literature on how the inner Core unit functions and her approach to Core Restoration in adults.