Movement ToolKit with Daily exercise suggestions
This kit was created with the intention to support my students with Parkinson's disease during our private classes together as well as to encourage a personal daily practice. By choosing one or two tools to explore a few of the exercises we've been working with to help with various symptoms, students, over time, may notice improvements in areas they may have previously believed beyond their capabilities.
Although there is definitely a practical element to all of the tools I've added into the kit, there is also the desire to invite a sense of levity and fun to encourage a playful, curious attitude while practicing!
Tennis Ball -
Tossing / catching for shoulder mobility and upper body awareness, hand/eye connection
Arm swing coordinations for shoulder upper body mobility, body awareness, strengthening connection of new neural pathways, connect to rhythm, Cognitive Skills
Massage tool for body awareness, relaxation, and stimulation of vagus nerve
Hand Eye Body Coordinations for improving Cognitive Skills-information processing, pattern recognition, working memory as well as strengthening fine motor skills and new neural pathways.
Foam Ball-
Grip strength ( squeeze release) exercises
Massage tool for body awareness, relaxation, and stimulation of vagus nerve
Hand Eye Body Coordinations for improving Cognitive Skills-information processing, pattern recognition, working memory as well as strengthening fine motor skills and new neural pathways.
Cork Ball-
Massage tool for body awareness, relaxation and stimulation
Hand Eye Body Coordinations for memory, fine motor skills, stimulation of new neural pathway development,hand eye connection
Jenga Blocks-
Stacking blocks in various ways to work on focus and fine motor skills
Placing on ground to work on reaching, pulling ,lengthening gait and balance
Sensory awareness through feet ( helps with balance)
Multi tasking games for challenging focus and attention
Rubber Erasers-
Sensory awareness through feet for proprioception and balance
Bean Bag-
Sensory awareness exercises for proprioception, relaxation, body awareness
