Intensive Therapy

Day one of intensive therapy:

After a good 17 months of a waiting list for intensive therapy, we snuck into another program without much wait at all, I think it was just a lucky timing break on our part with another therapist being hired on.

Completely worth the wait!

He started with the stander, 30 minutes while watching Elmo. He just got his new AFO's (his 2nd pair ever) and he was put in a suit called a Benik. The Benik is a lot like his spio. Love it!

I was thrilled he lasted for 30 minutes, his record is 25, so we are off to a good start. As a reward, we put him on the platform swing...but he was just not having it, unless his feet hit the ground and he could push him self around. I think I have spoiled him with his "mommy swings".

Next, we hit the hart walker, something he is familiar with but wasn't happy about. The hart walker he only went about 20 minutes in, we want him happy in it after all!

Afterwards, he went into a therasuit (I am providing a link that is more expert than I on this):

http://www.suittherapy.com/therasuit%20info.htm

He was in this suit for 2 and half hours, doing all kinds of exercises that will help with strengthening. The last 20 minutes of this he zonked out, out cold, during sit ups. He hit 7 and had 23 more to go. It's amazing how a cold compress will wake you back up!

His 30 minute lunch break resulted in downtime in which I just sang to him and talked softly. Had to keep him from falling asleep.

For his last hour and a half, he was out of his therasuit and being stretched. His final exercise of the day was called "cannon ball". It was, literally! He pretty much could not move during his last 30 minutes but calmed down when he discovered he could not wiggle out.

A long nap of nearly 3 hours resulted after we made it home, can't wait to see what he does tomorrow!