The time had arrived to move on from the lacrosse ball in our bouncing exercise. Life had found me beginning to play tennis regularly. That play gave Bernard a couple new ideas for our sessions. One was starting to work with the tennis ball in my hands. It was going to be a more challenging … More Tennis Ball Bounce
Catching any type of object in my hand is challenging. Especially in my left hand, which seems more impacted by CP. One of the goals of Bernard has been to work on hand dexterity. Working on not only the left, but right hand as well. It has also been important to work with each hand … More Lacrosse Ball Bounce
We have been throwing different size exercise balls lately. Tossing them against a trampoline in a movement we call rebounding. The exercise also involves practice with targeting. The trampoline rebounds the ball back to me, where I’m required to make the catch. The ball then gets thrown back against the trampoline, repeating the cycle. For … More Heavier Exercise Ball
Many exercises we work on find a progression. They become more challenging as time passes. If we are getting better at performance, things need to become more difficult. After working for years with the soft-sided exercise ball, we moved forward. Inside the rebounding movement of throwing the ball against a trampoline. The trampoline sitting at … More Hard-Sided Exercise Ball
One of the most productive exercises in training has been rebounding. Throwing a ball against an angled trampoline. For years, we have been using a ten-pound exercise ball for the movement. From a distance of about five feet away, throwing over my head. Taking the ball in two hands and releasing it from over my … More Soft-Sided Exercise Ball
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 