PT Corner: Vertical Surface Activities for Gross Motor Skills

14th July, 2021

16 July 2021, Article, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal]

One of my favorite ways to do therapy with kids was using a vertical surface. There are a ton of benefits to working on a vertical surface including wrist extension, spatial awareness, visual attention, shoulder and elbow stability, core strength etc. That being said, I also LOVED to use vertical surface activities to incorporate gross motor skills with varied positions.

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