The therapists are adding E-stim to the activities, and plan to use it on Madalyn's Triceps. I'm happy they are trying this because strengthening Madalyn's left triceps is one of my primary goals for her this year.
I'm also excited that the therapists are incorporating a program called "therapeutic listening". It is used for a wide range of issues that are common to children that have had strokes. The therapists are trying it on Madalyn to see if it will improve her attention and hyperactivity. You can read more about it here: http://www.vitallinks.net/ . The therapists will assess each child and if the program appears to help the child, will suggest we pursue the therapy at home.
Today Carol, the PT, was at camp working with the children along with the OTs. Her comments about my kids were this: Madalyn is a FAST runner :) and Josephine is doing GREAT for a kid that just started walking!
Today the therapists used Kinesio tape to try to support Josephine's wrist. Besides gaining the ability to weight bear, one of the first goals for kids with hemiplegia is to position their wrist in a neutral position. The spasticity causes it to drop, which makes it even more difficult to open the fist. So, a lot of the exercises for all the kids are exercises using a vertical surface. Painting on a wall/easel, shaving creme on a window....all of these things are trying to get the wrist to a neutral position, so that finger function may be gained.
The therapists all comment that Josephine's arm/hand is significantly involved. But, I can already see it relaxing, and I do feel there is less clonus than before. Time will tell if I'm just being optimistic, or if these changes are already happening.....
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