Beth,
I know that I probably shouldn't say this because it might make you feel
old, but you reminded me of my parents because as a child, they always
strapped me on to a 3-wheel bike and let me go biking with the neighbor
kids, they didn't see anything wrong with it. They even allowed me to make
some tips, so I learned how to ride responsible, which is something I would
suggest to other parents to let their children tip and things because that's
the best way to teach responsibility to any child with or without
disabilities. In the winter time, they even brought the bike into our
unfinished basement at the time, to let me ride down there. To them, it was
therapy for me but they wanted me to have fun too, and as you said smiles
say it all :-) :-) :-) Speaking of bikes, they're trying to encourage me
into getting one again, do you have any suggestions on 3-wheel bikes for
adults.
Thanks,
Anthony
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From: Elizabeth H. Thiers
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Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: FWD: [[log in to unmask]: Treatment of CEREBRAL PALSY]
Yeah, it's the old Dolman/Delcato stuff. I'm an OT, I'm into functional
activities that incorporate cognition, strap them onto bikes so they can
have fun, keep up with their peers. The smiles are worth it.
beth the OT
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Subject: Re: FWD: [[log in to unmask]: Treatment of CEREBRAL PALSY]
I just got it Rayna. For those of you who haven't
recieved it it is an exercise peice of equipment that
has hand and foot pedals and you excerise biking
motions while lying one your back. Most of the
patients had to have their arms and feet strapped to
the pedal to enable them to pedal. The theory is that
the bicycling motion trains the brain in proper
recipical crawling(right hand,left leg,and then
switch)I think it's called patterning in some branches
of therapy.
I'd rather just put Alex on his tricycle and let him
him pedal away with his brothers and friends than
buy that and ruin the fun for him.
Joanne
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