Therapy Swings

Therapy swings: playful body strengthening

The therapy swings are an effective tool for promoting child development through play. In the day-care center, in therapy facilities or at home in your own living room, they allow all of the sensory impressions in the children to be addressed. Sports groups and clubs also like to use the therapy swings for various exercises.

What are therapy swings?

Therapy swings are also known as mind swings or sensory swings. The elastic fabrics are available in different sizes and shapes:

• Turn swings
• Hammocks for children, adults and families
• Children's hanging cave
• Multi-child swings
• The Flying Swing

What are therapy swings used for?

The therapy swing can strengthen the health and development of children and people with disabilities. The therapy device fights:

• Improving and developing body awareness and balance
• Proprioceptive (self-awareness) and vestibular (balance) sense is sharpened
• Strengthening the muscles of the back
• Develop spatial skills
• Helps children understand sensory integration
• Encouraging sensory stimulation
• Motor planning is supported
• Apply sensory pressure or compression
• Soothing, secure effect in case of stress and inner restlessness

Therapy swings are ideal for children who have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD or are autistic. Accordingly, they will e.g. recommended by occupational therapists.

What are the advantages of the therapy swing?

The vestibular sense affects many areas in the body. It affects balance, coordination and safety. Muscle tone is also part of his job. Through their movement pattern, sensory swings can stimulate certain receptors of this sense.

Depending on the type of swing you choose, motor skills, core strength, balance and erection can be promoted in different ways. In practice, rocking means lots of fun and entertainment.

How can therapy swings be attached?

How exactly a therapy swing is attached depends on its type. Hammocks find a secure hold in a shapely wooden frame. Alternatively, the swing towels can be hung on the wall or ceiling using multi-purpose or multi-purpose attachments using snap hooks. Multipurpose attachments are also available for hanging chairs, as well as variants for attaching to trees and posts.