A certain amount of ‘normal’ movement can take place between one vertebra and the next in the spine. The more lax the ligaments, the more relative movement is possible. This means that with lifting, shifting, pushing and pulling motions, a single vertebra or a number of them, can do a slight rotation relative to the […]
Switch on your child’s core muscles
The core muscles tie everything together in the centre of the body. They are the control switch. If you flick the core muscles into the ‘on’ position, they pull all the central supporting parts together neatly and make a nice, strong, stable background for upright posture. The body is then ready for strong, precise, secure, […]
Understanding proprioception
Proprioception provides a body map for navigation. The proprioceptive system is one of the body’s sensory feedback systems. Together with the five senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing and vision, as well as the vestibular system, proprioception processes information from the body in its environment. It creates a body map and determines how much effort […]
The problem with TV (and other screens)
Children learn through play. They establish brain connections through movement. These brain connections ensure that children can concentrate on a task when they reach school age. They help with impulse control, judging situations and making a sustained effort. A child who is passive and immobile to the extreme may show deficits in gross and fine […]
