New grip surface for our elliptical wobble board.

wobble board ply usethingsOne of our clients in Melbourne Jennifer Newman-Preston, asked for more grip on the deck of our elliptical wobble board. We experimented with a few different grits and settled on crushing local quartz (from the back yard)… given the history of Castlemaine, our grip deck may contain traces of gold!

Jennifer uses the elliptical wobble board in her studio, Pilates International Melbourne in exercises that require careful alignment of the feet and knees.

Jennifer says “The elliptical shape of this unique wobble board made by usethings offers safer balance and proprioceptive training. The elliptical shape makes it easier to find correct placement of the legs during balance training. The new wobble board shape helps direct the centre of the knee joint over the second toe of the foot, this alignment prevents twisting or torsion in the knee joint therefore protecting the meniscus.”

We have begun research for an article that discusses current thinking on proprioception and learning in children, here are some initial notes –

Proprioception is the sensation from muscles, tendons, and vestibular [the balance system of the inner ear] system that enables the brain to determine movement and the position of the body and its parts in space. From: Smart Moves – why learning is not all in your head by Carla Hannaford 2005.

Carla writes: Proprioception, the body’s sense of itself in space, is one of our most important ways of knowing. The vestibular system and proprioception are sensory input from inside the body that help us be aware of the world and where we are in it, important to the ability to understand and learn. As exquisite learning tools, prorioceptors allow us to explore our environment, understanding it through our muscle sense.

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