SusanPEDPT
73 posts
Sep 06, 2009
3:41 PM
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Just was checking the message board and saw this note. Well about an hour ago I was editing a video clip of a 14 year old boy who was a Shaken Baby which I am preparing for the TMR 1 Pediatric seminar which is Oct 3 & 4. This young man has wrist and elbow flexion contractures wrists, is blind, sits in a windswept position and is unable to communicate other than to occasional smiles and coo. Lately he has been doing a lot of crying and seems uncomfortable. After about 15 min of TMR he was able to sit better, rotate to the side about 50% more, relax his arms to flex his shoulders better and appeared to be more comfortable and smiling. I don't know what to expect for the long term in terms of voluntary control - time will tell, but I am excited about the effects on range and positioning for starters. Who knows? As Tom says it's not a cure all, but some of the other children I see who have huge neuro issues have had better results than I've ever seen in the 25 yrs I've been treating children.
Prior to TMR physical therapy helped him decrease visits to the hospital for pneumonia by increasing mobility in his chest and made his sitting and transfers more comfortable. That was with mass quantities of nursing follow through with the previous exercises and hours of MFR to his pecs etc. How would you compare that to a brief visit with such dramatic results?
Some of my other clients have had improvement in spinal alignment and I'm hopeful that we can get this young man more symmetrical in his chair, less windswept and in danger of skin breakdown. The even better part was to have a delighted surprised look on his face as he was able to be assisted to gently rock side to side and explore a range unfamiliar to him. And the best part of all was to see a big smile!
Please feel free to call me if you'd like any more info.
Susan 717 309-1354
Last Edited on 8-Sep-2009 5:53 PM
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