Starfish Therapies

A pediatric therapy company operating in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. We provide physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapy services in the most beneficial and convenient setting for you and your child, including our clinic, currently located in Burlingame, your home, school or daycare.

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Our blogs are inspired by our passion for enhancing childhood development and pediatric physical therapy. We write for both parents and professionals and work to provide a mix of education, activity/treatment ideas, and our favorite toys. Because we write for you, we would love to know what topics you are interested in or what questions you have that we can answer!

Lower Extremity Stretches

December 4, 2020 by Stacy Menz

About to go for a run? Feeling a little tight from sitting for long periods? Sore from the BOSU workouts? Here are some stretches you and your kids can do to help with flexibility. Hold each one for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Core Tagged With: exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, Motor Smart Kids, sitting, Starfish Therapies, stretching

Holiday and Winter Games

November 30, 2020 by Stacy Menz

The holiday season is upon us! This is a time of year to enjoy time spent with with loved ones. We know that this year in particular may bring more time spent at home and less time spent out and about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Holiday Theme Tagged With: balance, coordination, core, exercise, fine motor development, games, gross motor development, holiday, kids, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, outside, peer play, physical therapy, play, playing, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, visual motor

All About Plank

November 29, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Core strength is one of the most common areas of concerns that physical therapists get asked about. Weak core muscles contribute to a number of different movement challenges so working on strength in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Core Tagged With: core, exercise, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, plank, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

BOSU – Legs

November 25, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We've tackled the core and we've given you some total body exercises, now let's work on the legs! Just remember you can always do these on the ground or a large cushion if you don't have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Core Tagged With: balance, body awareness, BOSU, coordination, core, exercise, gross motor development, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

BOSU – Total Body Exercises

November 11, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We recently did a post on Core Stabilization Exercises with the BOSU and we wanted to add to your options with some Total Body Exercises! One way to do these exercises is to incorporate them into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Core Tagged With: BOSU, core, exercise, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

BOSU – Core Stabilization Exercises

November 10, 2020 by Stacy Menz

The BOSU is one of our favorite pieces of equipment. Check out these core stabilization exercises! Quadruped/Bird Dog Start by balancing on hands and knees on dome side. Reach forward with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Core

4 Ways to Use a Large Cardboard Box

November 8, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Cardboard boxes are great! We are going to start sharing some fun ways to use them. We recently bought a travel car seat (for when we get to travel again) and instead of immediately tossing the very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: crawling, exercise, games, gross motor development, imagination, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies

3 Ways to Use the Boppy for Motor Development

November 8, 2020 by Stacy Menz

The Boppy tends to be a staple on most new parents registry. It's generally promoted to support with feeding. What you may not have realized is that it's good for so much more than that! In fact, when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, boppy, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, reaching, sitting, Starfish Therapies, tummy time

Floor Mobility: Transitions

November 3, 2020 by Stacy Menz

How do we move from lying down to sitting up? Or from sitting to standing? We transition from one position to the other. We don’t just magically end up in these positions…unless you’re an infant/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, developmental delay, education, gross motor development, kneeling, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, rolling, side sitting, sidelying, sitting, Starfish Therapies, tummy time

Walking: Creating Opportunities

November 2, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We often hear that your little one is on the verge of walking but they just won't do it on their own consistently. This is very common. What we like to do is create opportunities for them to work on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, coordination, core, education, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies, walking

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Starfish is truly a life changing place.
“My child has been diagnosed with hypotonia, we brought him to Starfish Physical Therapy since he was 8 months, he started from not moving at all, to crawling, to a little walker, he is now 3 years old running around everywhere with confidence and happiness. We can see his obvious improvement , that just tears us up sometimes! Every exercise he did in each session and everything the therapist thought he was applying into his daily life. Moreover, Starfish therapists are so nice and loving, the session is not just a therapy activity anymore, it becomes a part of our family life, the most important exciting activity for my son every week. Starfish is our family!! We feel so lucky to have Starfish helping our son, the endless effort you provided to him, changed his life. As a parent, nothing is more grateful than this.”

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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010

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