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Number of Repetitions: Crawl forward for 2 minutes, each day for 2 weeks.
Goal: To crawl forward easily and smoothly and in a coordinated manner, maintaining 3 points of contact with the floor.
Exercise:
1. Start in table position (Figure 1).
Figure 1
- In table position, there are 4 contact points with the floor. Begin crawling, with 3 points in contact with the floor at all times. First, right hand moves forward, then left knee, then left hand (Figure 2–figure 2 shows left hand being lifted), followed by right knee (Figure 3—figure 3 shows only right knee being lifted).
Figure 2
Figure 3
- Turn head to focus eyes on each hand as it takes the lead.
Observations:
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Movement is not smooth and coordinated.
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Hands or knees do not move in correct sequence.
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Eyes do not follow leading hand.
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Difficulty maintain table position (back dips or arches)
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Movement in right-right-left-left pattern instead of right-left-right-left pattern.
