Core strengthening exercises for 10 year old

[allison9127]

Thanks for your reply - sorry it has taken me so long to reply.

In response to your queries;

He has no back pain and active range of movement is full (although flexion is limited by hamstrings tightness) and without pain. Extension and hyperextension are not painful.

I ordered a L/S X-ray to rule out spondylolisthesis. Unfortunately the radiologist did not do flexion extension and I believe oblique views due to concern of exposure (he has only had the one hip/pelvis X-ray before!). X-ray was however normal.

Neuro exam is normal.

On review his pain is now resolved. His primary complaint is now one of fatigue with exercises.

He has terrible core strength and hip strength. Squats are limited to about 1/2 way without support with internal rotation of the hips so that the knees are pointing in at one another.

Unfortunately he has lost motivation for most of the exercises and is not concentraing on the core group. I was more recently wondering of the wii fit game (he is quite into video games) and whether it is actually beneficial in building core and hip strength??

Thanks again, Allison.

[physiotrav]

Have you tested general co-ordination via cerebellar co-ordination tests? Or co-ordination with throwing/catching ect. Possibility of developmental co-ordination disorder