Physiotherapy Home Programmes for Children With Motor Delay

A: Relaxation Techniques
A1: Relaxing baby on your lap

A2: Relaxing baby

A3: Relaxing the body

A4: Relaxing the body by moving the legs

A5: Relaxing over a ball (holding legs)

A6: Relaxing over a ball (holding arms)

A7: Relaxing your child in the sitting position

A8: Stretching arms forward

A9: Opening hands and fingers

A10: Relaxing a tight arm

A11: Stretching a tight arm

A12: Helping to separate the legs

A13: Relaxing the toes

B: Lifting and Carrying

B1: Carrying baby curled up

B2: Carrying baby on your hips

B3: Carrying in the 'aeroplane' position

B4: Carrying baby facing away from you

B5: Carrying your child to help strengthen the back

B6: Lifting your child up from the floor (1)

B7: Lifting your child up from the floor (2)

SECTION TWO HOME EXERCISES B: Lifting and Carrying

B8: Lifting your child up from the floor (3)

C: Prone Activities
C1: Lying on their front to play (1)

C2: Lying on their front to play (2)

C3: Lying on their fron to play (3)

C4: Laying baby prone on you

C5: Play over legs

C6: Lying on their front to play (straight arms)

C7: Laying the older child on their front

C8: Over a roll with weight on the arms

C9: Encouraging reaching out from lying on a roll

C10: Encouraging your child to take weight on the arms (ball activity)

C11: Encouraging your child to take weight on the arms

D: Rolling
D1: Rolling over, holding the hips

D2: Rolling over, using both legs

D3: Rolling over, holding one leg

D4: Rolling over, using the arms

E: Supine Activities
E1: Getting the hands together (1)

E2: Getting the hands together (2)

E3: Getting the hands together (3)

E4: Encouraging reaching for the feet (1)

SECTION TWO HOME EXERCISES E: Supine Activities

E5: Encouraging reaching for the feet (2)

E6: Bridging (1)

E7: Bridging (2)

F: Side-Lying Positioning and Activity

F1: Laying baby on their side

F2: The side-lying position for play

F3: Using a side-lying board

G: Moving From Lying To Sitting

G1: Getting up from lying on their front to the sitting position

G2: Getting from lying to sitting: encouraging control of the head (1)

G3: Getting from lying to sitting: encouraging control of the head (2)

G4: Getting from lying to sitting: encouraging control of the head (3)

G5: Getting from lying to sitting: encouraging control of the head (4)

H: Sitting Activities
H1: Encouraging head control when sitting

H2: Helping your child to sit (1)

H3: Helping your child to sit (2)

H4: Reaching out while sitting

H5: Encouraging sitting, holding the shoulders

H6,7: Sitting on the floor (1,2)

H8: Sitting on the floor (3)

H9: Side sitting

SECTION TWO HOME EXERCISES H: Sitting Activities

H10: Encouraging balance when sitting

H11: Sitting astride a roll (1)

H12: Sitting astride a roll (2)

H13: Sitting astride a roll (3)

H14: Reaching up when sitting on a roll

H15: Reaching sideways when sitting on a roll

H16: Sitting on a therapy ball

H17: Sitting on a stool (1)

H18: Sitting on a stool (2)

I: Moving From The Sitting Position

I1: Moving from sitting to the crawl position

I2: Getting from sitting to standing

I3: Standing up from a low table/chair, holding the shoulders

I4: Sitting up from a chair, holding the elbows

I5: Sitting to standing: sitting down to one side

Kneeling Activities
J1: Encouraging the crawl position (1)

J2: Encouraging the crawl position (2)

J3: Kneeling up against a surface

J4: Playing in the kneeling position

J5: Kneeling up on one leg

K: Standing Activities
K2: Support in standing

K3: Standing up, holding the elbows

K4: Standing against a table

K5: Standing between two chairs

K6: Standing against a wall

K7: Standing against a high table or bench

K8: Stretching up while standing (1)

K9: Stretching up while standing (2)

K10: Encouraging standing: holding the knees

K11: Standing, holding the legs

K: Standing Activities
K12: Standing with one foot in front of the other

K13: Standing with one foot on a step

K14: Encouraging standing balance

K15: Standing on one leg

K16: Standing with one leg up on your lap

L: Walking
L1: Encouraging walking, holding the hips

L2: Encouraging walking, holding the shoulders

L3: Encouraging walking, holding arms behind

L4: Encouraging walking, holding arms up

M: Miscellaneous
M1: Shoulder movements

M2: Stretching for torticollis (1)

M3:Stretching for torticollis (2)

M4: Putting on an AFO