10 intervention ideas with one simple tool - a pony tail!
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Balance & coordination activity with cones
Toe taps
Tip cones over
Restack cones
Weaving in and out of cones
Picking cones up
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Use a weighted dowel to simulate the IADL task vacuuming.
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Use weighted dowel during balloon toss to facilitate:
UB strength
Coordination
Reaction time
Trunk control
Motor planning
Bilateral integration
Core strength
Balance
Activity tolerance
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Treatment Ideas with Bows!
Reacher
Obstacle Course
Dressing skills
Functional reaching and balance
Laundry
Cognitive skills
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Instruct pt to grasp items with resistive clips and place on small end of cone to facilitate:
Fine Motor Skills
Concentration
Coordination
UE ROM
Crossing midline
All skills required to carry out functional tasks!
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VARIATIONS:
Edu in individual session
Edu in group setting
Edu in group setting and have each participant read a strategy out loud sharing a personal tip/idea
Quiz pt next session on strategies to ensure carry over
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Cognitive Treatment Idea with Cards
Simply cut a deck of cards into puzzle pieces.
Instruct your patient to assemble the puzzle to facilitate:
Following instructions
Problem solving
Working memory
Short term memory
Sustained attention
Visual memory
Organization
Task completion
Visual discrimination
Visual scanning
Motor planning
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Exercises can be performed in sitting or standing.
Why does upper body strengthening matter?
It enables self care tasks
Supports functional mobility
Improves endurance and posture
Enhances coordination and motor control
Reduces risk of injury or fatigue during daily activities
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Puzzles are a great therapeutic tool to facilitate:
Fine motor skills
Crossing midline
Problem solving
Concentration
Following instructions
Visual-perceptual skills
Memory and sequencing
Executive functioning
Bilateral coordination
Time management
Tolerating frustration
Sitting balance or postural control
Standing balance or activity tolerance if done in standing
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Need to simulate a safe shower transfer in a controlled environment?🚿
Use cones to simulate hip flexion, wide step, safety awareness, motor planning, foot clearance, and dynamic balance.
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Posterior Reaching:
Is essential for ADL tasks
Challenges trunk control and balance
Improves shoulder mobility and coordination
Supports functional transfers
Integrate vision and proprioception
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Perform in standing or seated. Instruct your patient to fold and staple hearts.
To facilitate:
Fine motor skills
Bilateral coordination
Standing tolerance
Activity tolerance
Following instructions
Seated / standing balance
Core strength / trunk control
Task initiation
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Decorate the therapy gym for an Olympic Games.
Perform in Individual treatment session or in group setting and make it a competition.
Game ideas:
Shuffle board
Balloon volley
Timed obstacle course
Javelin toss with pool noodle
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I’m all for finding creative solutions with limited resources!!
All you need is a ball to facilitate:
UE ROM
Strength
Balance
Coordination
Pelvic floor strengthening
Concentration
Problem-solving
Proprioception
Activity tolerance
Dual tasking
Posterior reaching
Overhead reaching
Distal reaching
All skills required to carry out everyday tasks!
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Facilitates:
UE ROM
Strength
Concentration
Bilateral coordination
Balance
Visual perception
Fine motor skills
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Facilitates:
Balance
Strength
Concentration
Crossing midline
UE ROM
Endurance
Proprioception
Attention
Processing speed
Working memory
Executive functioning
Visual perception
Cognitive flexibility
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Resistive clips
In hand manipulation
Counting
Memory game
Sorting Colors
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