Ball Hitting – Body Contact
*Ball Hitting – Body Contact See Also: Ball Hitting Ball Hitting Hand Movements PURPOSE: The purpose of these activities is to help the patient develop understanding of how the eyes move, the ability to control these movements in a coordinated and effortless manner, and the ability to visually anticipate movement or change. Quality eye movements direct…...
Ball Passing Behind Knees
Ball Passing Behind Knees Purpose: To stimulate visual monitoring of head to foot and right to left gross interweaving patterns of hands and feet. Materials: One hand-size ball, about the size of a tennis ball Procedure: Patient is instructed as follows: 1. Pass ball from right hand to left hand under right knee as foot…...
Brock String – ROM OKR Pursuits 1
Brock String – ROM OKR Pursuits 1 The Brock String is the basis for some wonderful activities, helpful in developing visual skills. Brock Strings are used to Create awareness of space and depth. Increase the range of motion of the eyes. Increase accuracy and range of targeting. Improve scanning ability. ROM OKR Pursuits 1 ROM…...
Brock String – ROM VOR Pursuits 2
Brock String – ROM VOR Pursuits 2 The Brock String is the basis for some wonderful activities, helpful in developing visual skills. Brock Strings are used to Create awareness of space and depth. Increase the range of motion of the eyes. Increase accuracy and range of targeting. Improve scanning ability. ROM VOR Pursuits 2 ROM…...
Core Four: Climbing
Core Four: Climbing It always helps to review the main inputs to strong vision, what we call the Chair of Vision: Ocular Inputs: Retinal imaging and somatoreceptors in the eyes to provide information about where they’re pointing. Vestibular/Balance Inputs: We need a sense of how the head is moving in order to properly direct gaze […]
Core Four: Martial Arts
Core Four: Martial Arts Remember that vision is not just how clearly we see or score on the letter chart. So, let’s go over them, the ‘legs’ of the Chair of Vision: Eyes: Retinal imaging (clarity) and somatoreceptors in the eyes to provide information about where they’re pointing. Inner Ear / Vestibular Sense: We need […]
Core Four: Swimming
Core Four: Swimming Recall our main legs to the Chair of Vision: Ocular Inputs: Retinal imaging and somatoreceptors in the eyes to provide information about where they’re pointing. Vestibular/Balance Inputs: We need a sense of how the head is moving in order to properly direct gaze and predict target movement. Somatosensory Inputs: Body senses from […]
Core Four: Swimming
Core Four: Swimming Recall our main legs to the Chair of Vision: Ocular Inputs: Retinal imaging and somatoreceptors in the eyes to provide information about where they’re pointing. Vestibular/Balance Inputs: We need a sense of how the head is moving in order to properly direct gaze and predict target movement. Somatosensory Inputs: Body senses from […]
Core Four: Yoga
Core Four: Yoga So, very quickly to review, let’s look at the main inputs to strong vision, what we call the Chair of Vision: Ocular Inputs: Retinal imaging and somatoreceptors in the eyes to provide information about where they’re pointing. Vestibular/Balance Inputs: We need a sense of how the head is moving in order to […]
Dive Bomber II
Dive Bomber II See Also: • Coding • 346 Battleship • Harmon Distance Introduction: This is a terrific exercise to develop reading vsa and vmi, and in one version reading skills as well. It’s easy, fun, and challenging. The client is asked to ‘spear’ a variety of progressively more difficult targets with progressively more difficult purposes. Material: Become…...