The Incline Wedge is a versatile tool that can be introduced early to support motor development, from tummy time and crawling to climbing, standing, and walking activities.
As your child grows, the Incline Wedge can be easily adapted to support their changing needs while promoting strength, balance, coordination, and motor planning. It can also be incorporated into activities targeting toe walking and flat feet.
Tummy Time
The Incline Ramp is a great tool for tummy time, providing gentle support against gravity to help children push up on their hands or forearms and encourage head and neck extension.
As children grow, tummy time continues to be important. The Incline Ramp adds challenge by encouraging greater trunk and upper body engagement during play.
The ramp can also support quadruped positioning (on hands and knees), encouraging upper and lower extremity weight bearing and preparing children for crawling.
Ramp Walks
Walking up and down the Incline Ramp builds strength, balance, coordination, and motor planning while promoting foot muscle activation.
Stepping on and off the ramp prepares children for stairs while building lower extremity strength, foot placement, and coordination. Colored spots can provide helpful visual cues.
Dynamic Balance
The Incline Ramp provides opportunities to work on dynamic balance in sitting and standing. Sitting on the ramp encourages children to adjust their center of gravity and engage their trunk muscles while playing.
In standing, the Incline Ramp adds a balance challenge while providing a gentle stretch for the calf and hamstring muscles. Standing at the top while engaging in an upper body activity, such as using a chalk board easel, encourages postural control, lower extremity activation, and intrinsic foot muscle engagement.
Ball Ramp Bowling
Ball Ramp Bowling is a fun way to work on full body coordination. Have your child push a therapy ball up the ramp to knock down cones or pins, targeting strength, coordination, and motor planning.
Incline Ramp Sit Ups
The Incline Ramp can support trunk strengthening through modified sit ups. Position your child on the ramp and use motivating toys, such as bubbles or preferred objects, to encourage reaching and active participation.
The Incline Ramp is a simple, adaptable tool that grows with your child, supporting motor development, strength, balance, coordination, and confidence through play.
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