Range Of Motion Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/ot/range-of-motion/ Where Play is FUNctional Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:04:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-tfz-icon-copy-copy-32x32.png Range Of Motion Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/ot/range-of-motion/ 32 32 Hanging on a Trapeze Swing https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/hanging-trapeze-swing/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/hanging-trapeze-swing/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2017 01:51:58 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=11560 This post may contain affiliate links.The trapeze swing is basically bar with two chains or ropes going up on each side to a center point to form a triangle, then a single rope going up to the swing mount. The benefit of this configuration is that the trapeze can swing around in a circle or...

The post Hanging on a Trapeze Swing appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/hanging-trapeze-swing/feed/ 0 UnBuckle Me https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/unbuckle-me/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/unbuckle-me/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:44:38 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=10051 This post may contain affiliate links.At Therapy Fun Zone, we focus a lot on activities for children that develop their skills. However, I was recently contacted by an Occupational Therapist, who has invented a new product to help adults who struggle to unbuckle their child’s car seats. I expect many of you will know someone...

The post UnBuckle Me appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/unbuckle-me/feed/ 1 Balloon Volleyball https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/balloon-volleyball/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/balloon-volleyball/#respond Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:22:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2010/09/balloon-volleyball/ This post may contain affiliate links.Balloon Volleyball is such a simple game to play that is fun for young and old. It can be played standing up or sitting down, although when sitting down, someone will need to retrieve the balloon when it is out reach. I don’t think I need to say this, but...

The post Balloon Volleyball appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/balloon-volleyball/feed/ 0 Car Mat for Pre-Writing https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/car-mat/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/car-mat/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=773 This post may contain affiliate links.Young pre-school kids love playing with cars, and they are developing a whole slew of skills while they are playing. It is the perfect activity that is simple, can be self-directed or adult influenced, and every part of the activity works on a skill that is needed in life. When...

The post Car Mat for Pre-Writing appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/car-mat/feed/ 2 Sticker Squash Game https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sticker-squash-game/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sticker-squash-game/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 02:35:06 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=9149 This post may contain affiliate links.This is a game that was submitted by a therapist, Marie Logan, OTR/L. It is a simple game that is played on paper, and it is similar to the game Battleship.  During the game, you work on eye hand coordination and hand positioning, challenge diffierent grasp, and work on visual...

The post Sticker Squash Game appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sticker-squash-game/feed/ 1 Keeping Active in the Summer: Tennis https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/keep-active-summer-tennis/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/keep-active-summer-tennis/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:00:13 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=7695 This post may contain affiliate links.It is Summer and the kids are out of school.  During school, the kids have recess and P.E. most days so they stay relatively active and work on many skills during school.  In the Summer, if left to their own devices, many kids will choose to watch TV or play...

The post Keeping Active in the Summer: Tennis appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/keep-active-summer-tennis/feed/ 0 Make Your Own Zoom-Ball https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/make-your-own-zoom-ball/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/make-your-own-zoom-ball/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=6491 This post may contain affiliate links.Every clinic needs to have a Zoom Ball since it is so great for working on so many skills. You hold the handles and pull them out wide so that the zoom-ball moves along the two strings to the person holding the other handles. In order to make your own...

The post Make Your Own Zoom-Ball appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/make-your-own-zoom-ball/feed/ 6 Play with Scooping Ice Cream for Skill Development https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-with-scooping-ice-cream-for-skill-development/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-with-scooping-ice-cream-for-skill-development/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=6143 This post may contain affiliate links.Scooping is an important skill to have, and can easily be worked on in a fun and playful way. I decided to have fun with it with an ice cream scooping session, using large home made pom poms as the scoops of ice cream. I neglected to make toppings which...

The post Play with Scooping Ice Cream for Skill Development appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-with-scooping-ice-cream-for-skill-development/feed/ 2 Spatula Flip for hand strength and range of motion https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spatula-flip-for-hand-strength-and-range-of-motion/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spatula-flip-for-hand-strength-and-range-of-motion/#respond Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=4339 This post may contain affiliate links.Another activity that I had my son do while working on strengthening his hand and forearm after his broken arm, is flipping bean bags with a spatula. I did not have any bean bags, so I put some beans in a baggie and taped it closed. To make the game...

The post Spatula Flip for hand strength and range of motion appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spatula-flip-for-hand-strength-and-range-of-motion/feed/ 0 A Magnet Game for Wrist Strengthening https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/a-magnet-game-for-wrist-strengthening/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/a-magnet-game-for-wrist-strengthening/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=4297 This post may contain affiliate links.Once my son was able to get good active wrist extension after his broken arm, I began to think of ways to work on strengthening his wrist extension. He is at an age that he will do repetitive exercises, but I still wanted a game that would give motivation for...

The post A Magnet Game for Wrist Strengthening appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/a-magnet-game-for-wrist-strengthening/feed/ 0 Recovering range of motion and strength after a broken arm https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/recovering-range-of-motion-and-strength-after-a-broken-arm/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/recovering-range-of-motion-and-strength-after-a-broken-arm/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=4290 This post may contain affiliate links.Back in October, my son fell when we were ice skating, and he broke his right arm. It started healing wrong and had to be re-broken to set it properly. He was casted in a full arm cast in wrist flexion. His arm was immobilized for more than two months,...

The post Recovering range of motion and strength after a broken arm appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/recovering-range-of-motion-and-strength-after-a-broken-arm/feed/ 1 Seated Balloon Volleyball https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/seated-balloon-volleyball/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/seated-balloon-volleyball/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=3829 This post may contain affiliate links.I have been working in skilled nursing this summer, and it is very different from the therapy that I do with kids. There are some things that transcend age groups though and that people want to have fun. What is fun for a child is not necessarily fun for an...

The post Seated Balloon Volleyball appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/seated-balloon-volleyball/feed/ 3 Pool Noodle Javelin Throw https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-javelin-throw/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-javelin-throw/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=3816 This post may contain affiliate links.When working on visual motor skills, you can work on building accuracy with being able to hit a target. I used a pool noodle that I duct taped together into a circle. Then I hung it from a command hook over an archway. We then used a pool noodle cut...

The post Pool Noodle Javelin Throw appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-javelin-throw/feed/ 1 Pool Noodle Batting and Hitting Suspended Balls https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-batting-and-hitting-suspended-balls/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-batting-and-hitting-suspended-balls/#respond Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=3810 This post may contain affiliate links.Pool noodles make great bats, and have several factors that make them perfect for the job in therapy. You can cut them to just the right length for the person using them They are soft so if you get hit by it, it won’t hurt you They are fat, which...

The post Pool Noodle Batting and Hitting Suspended Balls appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-batting-and-hitting-suspended-balls/feed/ 0 Pool Writing Using Sponges https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-writing-using-sponges/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-writing-using-sponges/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=3771 This post may contain affiliate links.The pool is a fun and important place to spend time in during the summer months. You can add some fun word activities and even incorporate some writing to the fun of summer. I cut up some packs of sponges (but you could use craft foam just as easily) into...

The post Pool Writing Using Sponges appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-writing-using-sponges/feed/ 0 Pool Noodle Visual Motor Ring https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-visual-motor-ring/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-visual-motor-ring/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=3760 This post may contain affiliate links.I had a lot of pool noodles lying around, so I made a visual tracking ring to use with a marble. To make the ring, I bent a regular pool noodle into a circle and duct taped the ends together. Then I took scissors (but an x-acto knife would work...

The post Pool Noodle Visual Motor Ring appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/pool-noodle-visual-motor-ring/feed/ 0 Hammock swing for strengthening https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/hammock-swing-for-strengthening/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/hammock-swing-for-strengthening/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/10/hammock-swing-for-strengthening/ This post may contain affiliate links.A hammock swing is wonderful for strengthening in many different ways.  My favorite position in a hammock swing is prone with just the head and arms sticking out.  This position forces weight bearing on the arms, and works on full upper body strengthening as well as core strengthening. I usually...

The post Hammock swing for strengthening appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/hammock-swing-for-strengthening/feed/ 2 10 activities to do on a scooter board https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/10-activities-to-do-on-a-scooter-board/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/10-activities-to-do-on-a-scooter-board/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:45:45 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/07/10-activities-to-do-on-a-scooter-board/ This post may contain affiliate links.Using a scooter board is great for strengthening both the arms and the trunk / core.  Sometimes just being on the scooter board is fun all by itself, but other times you need to provide kids with a purpose and motivation to move the scooter board from one place to...

The post 10 activities to do on a scooter board appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/10-activities-to-do-on-a-scooter-board/feed/ 0 Using a ball ramp to work on fine motor and visual perception https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/using-a-ball-ramp-to-work-on-fine-motor-and-visual-perception/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/using-a-ball-ramp-to-work-on-fine-motor-and-visual-perception/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/06/using-a-ball-ramp-to-work-on-fine-motor-and-visual-perception/ This post may contain affiliate links.I have a little girl that I work with who needs to work on her fine motor precision and visual perception.  The perfect toy for her to play with and work on these is a marble ramp, but she puts things in her mouth, and I am afraid that one...

The post Using a ball ramp to work on fine motor and visual perception appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/using-a-ball-ramp-to-work-on-fine-motor-and-visual-perception/feed/ 0 Paper Towel Roll Marble Run https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/paper-towel-roll-marble-run/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/paper-towel-roll-marble-run/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:01:34 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=2006 This post may contain affiliate links.I ran across a blog that posts projects that they have done using only recycled toilet paper and paper towel rolls.  It is called TPcraft.com.  They have a post where they made a magnetic marble run using paper towel rolls.  It looks really cool.  Here is a picture of their...

The post Paper Towel Roll Marble Run appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/paper-towel-roll-marble-run/feed/ 0