Showing posts with label learning to walk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning to walk. Show all posts

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Exercises to Promote Walking

Lately, we have been working on exercises to promote walking.  As I've mentioned before, once walking becomes well established, we expect Kellyn's torticollis to improve.  Therefore, we are working on both torticollis exercises and motor skill development exercises.  In the video and written tutorial below, I have described two simple exercises to encourage walking.

Video Tutorial:




Friday, February 7, 2014

Cruising Exercises for Baby

Before a baby walks, she will first develop the ability to cruise along furniture or household objects. Kellyn's physical therapist believes that once Kellyn starts walking, her head tilt will decrease. Therefore, I have been working with Kellyn on cruising exercises to develop the precursor skills to walking.  Below is a video tutorial and instructions for three different cruising exercises to promote future walking.

Video Tutorial: