Video Tag
developmental movements
Forward Walking - Hurdle, Involved Leg
HOW : Using cones, lines, hurdles, or any other object, slowly step over each object with your involved leg. Lift your ankle up to help you clear the object. FEEL : You may feel tightness in your knee as you do this, this is normal....
Backward Walking - Hurdle, Uninvolved Leg
HOW : Using cones, lines, hurdles, or any other object, slowly step over each object with your uninvolved leg. As you take a step with your involved leg, work on “staying strong” and squeezing your glutes and quadriceps as you make contact with the ground....
Rolling Pattern - Lower Extremity Extension
HOW : Lie on your stomach with your arms up over your head and your legs straight. While keeping your upper body relaxed, bring one leg up and over the other side rolling your body onto your back. Your leg and hips do all of...
Rolling Pattern - Upper Extremity Extension
HOW : Lay on your stomach with your legs straight and your arms up over your head on the ground. While keeping your lower body relaxed, bring one arm up and extend it back, rotating your upper back and mid back causing your body to...
Rolling Pattern - Lower Extremity Flexion
HOW : Lay on your back with your legs straight and both arms above your head on the ground. Bring one knee up towards your chest with your toes pointed up. Keep your upper body relaxed as you let your leg drop over the other...
Quadruped to Half Kneeling
HOW : Start in the quadruped position. Move your back up taking your hands off of the ground. As your back is moving up, bring one foot forward in the half kneeling position. Squeeze your glutes and try to bring your hips as forward as...
Rolling Pattern - Upper Extremity Flexion
HOW : While lying on your back with your legs straight, bring your arms all of the way above your head. Keeping your body relaxed, only use one arm to roll your body into your stomach. Keep your arm up as you use your upper...
Backward Walking
HOW: Walk backwards. As you take a step with your involved leg, work on “staying strong” and squeezing your glutes and quadriceps as you make contact with the ground. The goal is to feel strong on your leg like no one can push you over....
Curl Up - Segmental
HOW: Start by lying on your back. You will be performing an exercise very similar to an abdominal crunch. However in this exercise, imaging you are curl up one vertebrae at a time. Starting first at the top of your head, slowly lift your head...
Bear to High Single Leg Bridge Position
HOW : Start in a bear position with your knees a half inch off the ground. In this position, your shoulders should be engaged and driving into the ground. Bring one knee under your body and through to the other side. Drive both heels into...