Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 Hi all, Excuse my ignorance, but what is a physioball? It sounds like something fun. We use an infra red vibrating neck massage ball on 's chest. It adjusts up to 2 speeds and really vibrates the daylights out of her chest (whilst we vibrate one side of her chest, we pat the other and vice versa so that she gets twice the benefit out of the 20 - 25 min sessions) love, Karolina (Mum to 10 mo w/cf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2000 Report Share Posted July 26, 2000 " what is a physioball? " Karolina, It is a big to very big inflated ball in bright colours. Ours is 85cm across (some 25 inches, I guess). You sit on them as on a horse. The 'ears' of the smaller ones look like slug tentacles, close to one another. They serve as handles, so the children don't fall off when submitting the toy to 'abuse tests'. Every couple of years, they regain popularity over here (Belgium). You can bounce on the spot, or bounce around the room (if you have one with tentacles). I guess they're so much fun because they're a bit risky! They're also used in physiotherapy for children with motor difficulties. The child lies on the ball on its belly, and the ball is gently turned around so it gets used to using hands or feet for stability and balance. Their disadvantage is the size. You can't tidy them away, which could be a problem is you live in a small appartment. Regards, Nele, mum of Matias, 2yoWCF nele_iserentant@... nele.iserentant@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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