Aquatic therapy is a great way to work on many important skills: strength, coordination and endurance, sensory processing, anxiety and so much more!The Therapy Gym is so happy to offer this service to our patients and the community. DM us to find out more about our aquatic services, including indoor swim lessons for kids! #thetherapygym #aquatictherapy #pediatric #pediatricpt #pediatricot #strength #coordination #aquatherapy #sensoryprocessing #swim #parentingNovember 3thetherapygymllc
🥹 THE JOURNEY TO ISABELLA’S FIRST STEPS!
Isabella had so much weakness in her legs that she had a lot of instability and rotation of her legs. Here’s how we helped her:
✨ We put her in SMO braces to support her feet and ankles.
✨ We encouraged all different kinds of assisted walking, including forwards and sideways!
✨ We used functional electrical stimulation to help strengthen the muscles in her legs.
Look at her today! She just took her first steps with almost no rotation!
‼️ WHAT TO DO WITH TORTICOLLIS IN BABIES ⭐️ Torticollis is a stiff neck that makes it hard to turn your head and presents as a head tilt. Many babies are born with it, but that doesn’t mean it’s normal. Torticollis is treatable! 🥳Max started visiting The Therapy Gym at 6 weeks old…and look at him now 🥹 if you’re a parent of a baby with torticollis, we always recommend a PT consult. We specialize in these treatments and we can help! #torticollis #baby #pt #pediatrictherapytips #pediatricpt #physicaltherapy #infant #kids
Aquatic Therapy is a great way to work on so many important skills including strength, coordination, endurance, sensory processing, anxiety, and more!
We are so happy to offer this service to our patients and the community!
Come try aquatic therapy here at The Therapy Gym!
#thetherapygym #aquatictherapy #pediatricptotspeech #strength #coordination #aquatherapy #sensoryprocessing
💧Swim programming at The Therapy Gym is in Full Swing here at The Therapy Gym!
💧We currently offer:
🏊♂️Swim lessons- Sundays and Monday/Wednesday evenings after school
🏊Aquatic Therapy- Sunday through Thursday
🎉Private Pool Parties
💧Coming Soon:
👶Mommy and Me in the Water
🧘♀️Water Yoga Classes
Contact us for more information on programs, policies, and pricing at
📞201-357-0417
📧[email protected]
👩💻TheTherapyGym.com
We use suspended equipment here at The Therapy Gym all the time! It is a fun therapeutic way to work on core and upper body strength while getting vestibular input many of kiddos either crave or avoid.
Swings are terrific and safe ways to give our kiddos opportunities for vestibular input they may either crave or avoid in every day routines.
They are also great ways to work on balance, strength, and stability during treatment sessions!
#thetherapygym #swings #vestibularinput #gravitationalinsecurity #pediatricotptspeech #sensoryplay #suspendedequipment
Walking backwards on your knees is a great strength and coordination activity that engages our lower body and core while also requiring control and reciprocal motion of both sides of our body. This can be some tough stuff for lots of our kiddos. Try to incorporate this into play and obstacle courses at home!
#thetherapygym #pediatricphysicaltherapy #pediatricotptspeech #strength #coordination
👍This kiddo is doing amazing with her S sounds!
👍A great way to teach this skill if it’s a challenge for a kiddo in your life is to teach them to stretch out their T sound.
👍You can simply try and model and explain it to them verbally or even bring in some slime or playdoh to bring a sensorimotor play example of that stretching out too!
👍We love to stretch more than just our muscles here at The Therapy Gym 😝
There are lots of accommodations we can make to help our kiddos with their legibility and overall success in handwriting.
🖍Highlighting or coloring top/bottom lines can help with line adherence and size consistency
🖍Try thicker or shorter writing utensils to help with grasp patterns and for kiddos with weakness
🖍Slantboards provide added stability for the upper extremity and can help make maintaining a more upright sitting posture easier
Let’s set our kiddos up for success and make what can be a chore of an activity for them easier and more fun!
#thetherapygym #handwriting #sizemattershandwritingprogram #posture #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricptotspeech
Walking on your knees is a very important skill. It works on core control and strength, glute strength, hip extension, and reciprocal movement. These are all vital for strong movement patterns when navigating environments safely
#thetherapygym #pediatricphysicaltherapy #pediatricotptspeech #kneewalking #reciprocalmovement #strength #coordination
The Therapy Gym is a comprehensive pediatric therapy facility treating newborns thru the age of 21. We provide PT, OT, SP, Aquatic, and Behavioral therapy.
