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Non-Traditional Therapy

Posted 4 months ago by wilderones

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wilderones said 4 months ago

I am new here...my son is 8 months and has an unbalanced translocation of 4p and 8p...I was wondering if anyone has used and found sucsess in non-traditional therapies such as:
Private Programs such as National Association of Child Dev (NACD)
Sensory Processing Program, STAR
Feldenchrist PT
Anat Baniel PT
Chiropractic Work (Nuero or Cranial Sacral)
Rythmic Movements Program
Infant Massage (Hellerwork?)

Have you found that "pushing" your child such as general PT has worked or the more gentle method of working with thier interests? What motivates them? What helped them learn that they can motor thier body? My son prefers his back, he does well in his wingbo but not so much on the ground which makes it hard to teach rolling. He is not wanting to keep his arms under him flat on the ground, hence no rolling. I feel if we can teach him movement, then we might excel more? He can stand against an ottoman for a mintue or so if placed...
Thank you for your advice. I feel like I am trying to explore all options out there and any other you may have tried...

May God Bless you all as you walk through this journey of hope!
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wilderones said 4 months ago

Also, any supplement used for diet or endurance/otherwise?
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cordillh said 4 months ago

I am a pediatric occupational therapist so with Riley, we have done a variety of traditional and non-traditional techniques and I think they all have their place in treatment as well as have been very effective with Riley. Riley will turn 3 in February and she is walking independently. She rolled at 6 months, sat at 10 months, stood holding onto something at 10 months, crawling at 20 months, stood independently at 2 1/2 and starting walking independently over a month ago. The more a child moves, the more they learn about their environment so they also advance with cognition when they move more. We have done kinesiotaping, which helps activate muscles by giving a tactile (touch) cue. We used it for pushing up on arms from the floor, very effective, and for trunk control. We have done horseback riding, great for trunk control. We have done sensory integration, the more vestibular (movement) input you give, the more muscles "wake up" and are activated. So we do a lot of swinging, jumping, even simple things like tossing in the air, rolling on the floor. We do lots of play wrestling, which gives great vestibular and proprioceptive input. Riley started with craniosacral therapy at 3 months and continued until we moved a few months ago. She also has seen a chiropractor weekly. We used infant massage from day one. I feel like the more you can do from a young age, the better. IF you have any specific questions, my email address is cordillh@yahoo.com. Hope this helps.

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