NEW Physical Therapy

After having complained about our previous therapy provider, I decided to make a change and try a new facility.  We moved Physical and Occupational Therapy to PT in Motion/OT ECT in Carlsbad and today was our first PT session (after the evaluation).  So far, so good!  We worked a lot on Jayden's core since it is so weak.  Started with sitting in a chair and trying to pick up beans and toys with his feet.  He loved the game!  Our hopes is he will need less lumbar support as his core strengthens.  Then we moved on to some balance work on the ball and side sitting.  Kirsten, our PT, had Jayden sit on a small ball - about the size of a soccer ball and play with a peg board.  I love how she incorporates fine motor skills into the activity!  We ended the session with more balance work on a horizontal punching bag.  The 50 minute session FLEW by and I could tell Jayden was tired on the way home.  The session was very different from our previous therapist's program.  The past month or so we have been focusing on stepping on objects (balancing on one leg), kicking towers, and stepping up and down a step.  While these are certainly activities that Jayden needs work on, I liked today's focus on the core and I think we will see that as the core gets stronger, everything else will fall into place.


Side sitting while putting coins in the piggy.

Balancing while sitting on a soccer ball and poking out pegs from the peg board.