These resources are suitable for children with Down Syndrome. The resources and videos are quick, and easy to set up activities to try at the home.

These resources are suitable for children with Down Syndrome. The resources and videos are quick, and easy to set up activities to try at the home.

These resources are suitable for children with Down Syndrome. The resources and videos are quick, and easy to set up activities to try at the home.

An Activity Menu is one way to help depressed clients to choose activities during behavioral activation (BA).

Here are six simple exercises that can help your child with low muscle tone build strength and get walking!

Toe Walking Treatment Ideas for Children!

Easy and fun finger exercises for kids that may help help improve handwriting.

STRENGTHENING EXERCISES and printable resources for Physical Therapists to promote the Development of Muscle and core Strength in children.

Noah is rocking out in supported kneeling today. I had no idea all of the different positions children born with Down syndrome had to work on in order to learn how to move their bodies the right way. They have to go through these various positions to help build strength in certain muscles before advancing to the next stage. 1 Must Have Book For Parents Of Children With Down Syndrome Gross Motors Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Patricia Winders is by far one of my favorite down syndrome resources. It gives me the

A person suffering from Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) should have various precautions, like taking care of his posture and ergonomics. There are certain postures and activities that aggravate TOS symptoms and others that reduce the symptoms. The head-forward posture aggravates TOS symptoms, which combines rounded spine and forward head with protracted shoulders, commonly referred to as “slouching”. Activities that aggravate TOS symptoms are reaching above shoulder level and carrying heavy weights. Good posture alleviates symptoms and is as follows: Bring shoulders back to a relaxed but retracted position; head should glide back automatically when shoulders are in correct position, weight should be distributed equally on both feet and low back should retain its normal lordosis. The patient can attempt a rigid military stance and then relax the position to improve comfort and compliance. Proper posture should be maintained when sitting, standing, or walking. The exercises most commonly given to patients to relax the shoulder girdle and upper trapezius musculature, stretch the scalene and pectoral muscles and strength the cervical extensors, scapular adductors, and shoulder retractors. Before starting any of these exercises be sure to get advise from your physical therapist, for he is the only one that knows what types of exercises you can or cannot start doing! Neck (the patient is to sit with the arms resting on pillows, back straight and low back supported) · Neck side bending – this exercise stretches the trapezius muscles. Bring the ear of your affected side towards the shoulder of the same side without shrugging the shoulders and hold for 5 seconds. · Neck rotation – this stretches the cervical muscles and improves neck rotation. Turn head to side and look over to your unaffected shoulder while keeping the body facing forward; hold for 5 seconds and repeat 5 times. · Neck extension – this exercise stretches the scalene muscles and the flexors. Bend the neck backwards to the back and hold for 5 seconds then return the head to it neutral position. Repeat 5 times. · Neck flexion – this exercise stretches the cervical extensors and upper trapezius muscles. Bend the neck forward to chest and hold for 5 seconds then return the head to the neutral position. Repeat 5 times. · Chin tucks – this exercise stretches the cervical extensors and strengthens the paraspinal muscles. Try to make a double chin, feeling a stretch behind the neck and hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times, relaxing between efforts. · Neck half-circles – this exercise combines all the neck exercises and improve the Range of Motion (ROM). Roll the head slowly from one ear to the same side shoulder, then the chin to the chest and then the other ear to the other shoulder slowly 5 times in each direction. Shoulder (these exercises are done standing up) · Pendulum exercises – First do this exercise with 1-lb weight for 1-2 minutes. This exercise loosens the shoulder girdle by putting gentle traction on the upper quadrant. Do this exercise near to a table. Place the hand of your unaffected side on the table and bend your body in a 45º degree angle and relax your affected arm perpendicular to your body, aiming to the floor. Do a pendulum movement with your affected arm. · Shoulder shrugs – elevate shoulders up to ears and then slowly lower, repeating five times. This exercise strengthens and relaxes the upper trapezius muscles and encourages scapular retraction and cervical extension. · Sh Shoulder circles – roll shoulders forward five times then backward five times. This exercise alternately strengthens and stretched the entire shoulder girdle. · Elbow pinches – place hands on the waist and move the elbows behind your back attempting to touch the elbows together. Hold for 5 seconds, then relax and repeat 5 times. This stretches the pectoral musculature and strengthens the scapular adductors. · Corner stretch – stand in a corner or a doorway and put one hand on each wall or doorframe and then slowly let the upper part of the body lean forward into the corner or doorway. Though standing, the body’s position resembles a push-up and stretches the pectoral muscles while strengthening the scapular muscles. · High swings – as a cool-down exercise, stand with arms to side, swinging both arms forward and backward as a pendulum as high as possible in each direction. Repeat five times. · Side swings – swing arms forward crossing each other at shoulder level and then swing the arms back and try to make your shoulder blades to touch. Repeat five times. This loosens the shoulder girdle. Crosby, C.A., Marwan, A.W. (2004). Conservative treatment for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Hand Clinics (20): 43-49

Assessment of Pusher Behavior with Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) to identify positions that produce Pusher Behaviors (i.e. Supine, Sitting, Standing). This will help drive interventions and under…

http://youtu.be/mu71LQXoKcY Two times a day we do a series of exercises given to us by Noah's speech therapist as part of the Beckman Oral Motor program. The Beckman exercises are designed to help children with low muscle tone (a common physical characteristic of children diagnosed with Down Syndrome) develop strength in their mouth which helps with oral motor skills, and eventually speech. Z-Vibe Is A Great Speech Therapy Tool For Children Born With Down Syndrome In the video it looks like Noah doesn't enjoy some of the exercises, but he actually doesn't mind them. In fact, on most days he giggles and laughs all the way through them. We've

Assessment of Pusher Behavior with Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) to identify positions that produce Pusher Behaviors (i.e. Supine, Sitting, Standing). This will help drive interventions and under…

Over 80 amazing, simple proprioceptive activities for kids. Learn benefits of proprioceptive input to calm, focus, and alert.

Creative and fun pediatric core strengthening exercises. A ton of great choices for and unique exercises to choose from. Kids love these activities.

Whether your child has sensory sensitivities, struggles with fine, gross, and/or visual motor skills, or needs help with handwriting, these occupational therapy activities will not disappoint!

Activity diaries can be used for activity monitoring during an assessment phase of therapy, symptom monitoring during therapy, correlating activity with symptoms, or activity scheduling as part of behavioral activation. This diary helps clients to identify activities associated with experiences of pleasure and mastery.

These hand therapy exercises and hand strengthening exercises make effective additions to your hand home exercise program.

Assessment of Pusher Behavior with Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) to identify positions that produce Pusher Behaviors (i.e. Supine, Sitting, Standing). This will help drive interventions and under…