Head control to hip control in 5 months. #physicaltherapy #baby #cerebralpalsy

Hi, I’m Dana and I have been a pediatric physical therapist for 25 years. You can read more about my practice at the top of my channel. I see kids for a lot of different disabilities including developmental delay, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, genetic disorders, dystrophies, and more. I cannot give individualized medical advice on social media and you need your doctors permission to try any exercises with your child. A therapist needs to be trained in order to perform these highly skilled exercises.

I see kids for intensives in Cary, North Carolina for 1,2, or 3 weeks for 2 visits per day. We are able to show a lot of progress with our little patients and I share that to bring hope to other parents around the world. You can find booking information at the link at the top of my channel.

The exercises I use are based on Cueves Medek Exercises. We give novel experiences to kids to work on neuroplasticity of the brain which allows us to improve gross motor skills.

I don’t share diagnoses or personal info of each child on my page because kids are defined by their diagnosis. It’s my philosophy and you can read more about it on my website which is linked at the top of my channel.

It’s a Progress Post:
He’s back from Denmark for his second intensive and it’s amazing how well he is doing!
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In September we were working on head control. He went home with a home exercise program and two determined parents.
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It’s February and we’re working on hip control. 💪🏼
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This is teamwork. This is progress. This has become family.
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Wish them well as they head back home. We will miss them.