Re: Physical Therapy - Cindy

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's tort is mild but she did suggest that I take him anyway. She did

try to help him get the jist of crawling alternating each knee but he was

screeming

so much, I had to calm him down alot which wasted alot of the 1/2 hour.

I guess I just have to give it time and see what happens especially when

gets accustomed to the therapy. I hope he starts to like her more.

She's alittle loud for him. Not sure how I should approach her with that.

I may have to say something to her if she doesn't change the way she

deals with him and he still bawls.

Thanks for giving me a guideline. It helps.

What is the KKR book?

ann/

NJ

DOCband 2 weeks 2 days

> Message: 9

> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:55:16 EDT

> From: rella1234@...

> Subject: Re: Physical Therapy

>

> ann,

> It is important for your pt to do those things, but I think depending upon

> 's severity, more agressive stretching needs to be done. My pt would

> also focus on different aspects, because tort can affect milestones,

> especially where balance is concerned (they tend to not want to use the tort

> side and ignore it because its more frustrating or harder)- so its great that

> they are on top of that part. An example of more agressive pt: my pt would

> use me as a distraction, with bubbles, or musical toys, laying on his back on

> the mat, and when he would look to his tort side, she would place her palm on

> his cheek and " help " him rotate more fully by pushing his face that way- it

> sounds really cruel, and he did cry (I think mostly because he did not want

> her hands on his head), but this was important for us because he was severe-

> ear to shoulder- and she was not doing this forcefully, it was a very gradual

> process. You don't want to be over aggressive, but work with it and push it

> to the limit a little. I know that some parents feel that if their child

> cries, they would slack off and try again- that may work for some- but again

> I think severity is key here. If we had stopped everytime he cried, we

> wouldn't have gotten anywhere- and eventually with the pt he was cool and it

> was no big deal (at home he rarely even woke up when I stretched him, so I

> know he was not in severe pain with her). Good luck- I also gave my pt the

> KKR book, and she also learned a lot in the process.

>

> ' Mom

>