Back from John's therapist
John had his ninth physical therapy session today and he is bushed.
We started going for his neck (torticollis - “wryneck”) in September but it seems that neck problems are far reaching, so the therapist has worked with him on crawling and related skills, also. I think the connection is that as you crawl, the shoulder muscles get stronger and that helps the neck. The other connection is that a baby would go crazy if only its neck were stretched for an hour. Also, I would go crazy if I had to pay a co-pay of $10 for fifteen minutes of neck stretches. So, we see the physical therapist for an hour each week.
I thought that John’s exit milestone was crawling, which he mastered last Monday afternoon. Apparently not, however, because today the therapist worked with him on crawling up stairs. Note: John now not only likes crawling up stairs, but he also thinks falling off the side of the staircase is fun. I guess it is Mommy’s job to teach John that falling is scary. It wouldn’t be good for other patients to see one patient in the therapy room howling while he was learning that falling off the stairs could hurt.
I like the therapy room. It is bright with large, opaque windows all around, and with blue and red mats. Ropes hang from the ceiling to which inventive therapists hang “boats” for patients to use to catch velcro fish. Huge balls and wedges and steps of every primary color line the perimeter of the room. The therapists have many toys which light up and talk, but I am proud of my son when he grabs for the stacking cups instead of the talking Elmo steering wheel. I am even more proud of my son when he climbs up the stairs to smile, one by one, at everyone who walks through the room, unaware of the steering wheel telling him driving is fun and instead delighting the other patients.
We going to visit Dan’s parents this weekend. They live in a split-level house, so I’ll be running after John instead of posting.
We started going for his neck (torticollis - “wryneck”) in September but it seems that neck problems are far reaching, so the therapist has worked with him on crawling and related skills, also. I think the connection is that as you crawl, the shoulder muscles get stronger and that helps the neck. The other connection is that a baby would go crazy if only its neck were stretched for an hour. Also, I would go crazy if I had to pay a co-pay of $10 for fifteen minutes of neck stretches. So, we see the physical therapist for an hour each week.
I thought that John’s exit milestone was crawling, which he mastered last Monday afternoon. Apparently not, however, because today the therapist worked with him on crawling up stairs. Note: John now not only likes crawling up stairs, but he also thinks falling off the side of the staircase is fun. I guess it is Mommy’s job to teach John that falling is scary. It wouldn’t be good for other patients to see one patient in the therapy room howling while he was learning that falling off the stairs could hurt.
I like the therapy room. It is bright with large, opaque windows all around, and with blue and red mats. Ropes hang from the ceiling to which inventive therapists hang “boats” for patients to use to catch velcro fish. Huge balls and wedges and steps of every primary color line the perimeter of the room. The therapists have many toys which light up and talk, but I am proud of my son when he grabs for the stacking cups instead of the talking Elmo steering wheel. I am even more proud of my son when he climbs up the stairs to smile, one by one, at everyone who walks through the room, unaware of the steering wheel telling him driving is fun and instead delighting the other patients.
We going to visit Dan’s parents this weekend. They live in a split-level house, so I’ll be running after John instead of posting.
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