Ball Hitting – Dive Bomb
Ball Hitting – Dive Bomb See Also: Ball Hitting Ball Hitting Hand Movements Ball Hitting – Body Contact 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…...
Ball Hitting – Hand Movements
Ball Hitting – Hand Movements by DrB • November 23, 2011 • 0 Comments See Also: Ball Hitting – Body Contact Ball Hitting 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…...
Ball On String From Teeth
*Ball On String From Teeth Ball On String From Teeth Purpose: To develop freedoms between visually monitored space organization and gross bodily movement patterns Apparatus: A red ball on a length of string. Method: Patient is to hold string securely between teeth. Bend over parallel to floor, placing hands on knees. The ball should be…...
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…...
Ball Toss Over Shoulder
Ball Toss Over Shoulder Purpose: To develop awareness of proprioceptive factors involved in eye-hand judgements by using back space. Materials: Tennis ball or rubber ball of comparable size Procedure: Patient is instructed to: 1. With right hand, toss ball over left shoulder from behind. 2. Catch it with the left hand. 3. With left hand, toss…...
Blow Ball
Blow Ball Purpose: To strengthen convergence and near accommodative skills, and concentration and self-control. Materials: Ping pong ball. ‘Blow Ball Track’ – Take a paper towel tube and cut it in half lengthwise. Color/paint in three or four coloured lines at different points along the track (these lines should be short, curving along the inside…...
Direct Seeing
Let’s talk about ‘Direct Seeing’ This is based on one in a series of posts on Meditation that can be found at visionmechanic.net. As with all the posts on meditation, just like the ‘Core Four’ set of activities, the goal here is provide a stronger working foundation for therapy and for life. Don’t forget to…...
Brock String – Double Vision
Brock String – Double Vision 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. Photo shows how when viewing one bead,…...
Brock String – Far Range
Brock String – Far Range 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. Brock String – Far Range is very similar…...
Brock String – Near-Far Rock
Brock String – Near-Far Rock 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. Brock String — Near-Far Rock is very similar…...