Therapy Ball Exercises for Kids | Balance, Core Strength & Coordination Looking for effective exercises to support your child’s motor development? This fun and functional activity on a therapy ball helps improve: ✔️ Core muscle strength ✔️ Postural control ✔️ Balance and stability ✔️ Hand-eye coordination Ideal for children with: 🧠 Low muscle tone (hypotonia) 🧠 Delayed motor milestones 🧠 Sensory integration challenges 🧠 Poor balance or trunk instability We use play-based therapy to encourage

Did you know that bouncing on a therapy ball can actually calm a hyperactive and overstimulated child? Jumping on the ball provides strong proprioceptive and vestibular input, which helps the nervous system regulate itself. Instead of increasing excitement, it often brings: ➸ better focus ➸ calmer body ➸ improved emotional regulation ➸ reduced restlessness Movement isn’t always about “adding energy” — sometimes it’s exactly what helps the body slow down and reset 🔵 Follow @kidsphysio.aberdeen f

Slow, rhythmic pressure using a bouncy therapy ball is more than a calming activity - it’s powerful neurological input. Here’s why our therapists use it: 🔹 Activates the parasympathetic nervous system – reduces cortisol and helps the body shift from “fight or flight” to “rest and regulate.” 🔹 Provides proprioceptive input – deep pressure tells the brain “where the body is in space”, improving body awareness and organisation. 🔹 Supports sensory modulation – consistent, predictable input calms

⭐️A therapy ball is one of my must - have of equipment. Her’s how I use it to meet my kids sensory needs: 1. For both sensory seeking and sensory sensitive children, whole body deep pressure input like receiving hugs and being wrapped in a blanket can be extremely comforting and grounding. I love giving ball squeezes to help my kids (patients) with feelings of calm. ——————————————————————————————-#sensoryintegration #sensoryactivities #therapyball #sensoryseeking #sensorysensitive #adhd #autism