Muscle weakness in children can be caused by a variety of reasons and strengthening exercises may be useful in overcoming this. Strengthening exercises can help to improve posture, reduce pain, improve gait pattern, aid recovery from surgery or injury and improve functional skills or performance in activities. The following exercise programmes give a variety of ideas for general strengthening. Specific strengthening exercises will be guided by your therapist.
This joint hypermobility webinar below provides information for patients, patients and carers about joint hypermobility - described as an excessive joint range of movement in a healthy person. This video should be used alongside advice from the children and young people's intregated therapy services.
