Carrying and holding a baby is going to vary based on how their strength is. Check out the video for full details! Make sure that you are switching sides frequently as you are carrying them so that they are able to work the muscles in their body evenly. We all have a preferred side to […]
Starfish Therapies Blog
Read on about our Developmental Milestones in Pediatric Physical Therapy.
Playing in Sidelying
We get a lot of questions about how to help little ones get into and play in sidelying. Hopefully we can answer some of those questions here! Sidelying is a great position for babies to play in because it helps them with bringing their hands to midline, it helps to develop oblique strength, they are […]
Prone Propping and Pushing Up
As your little one starts tolerating tummy time more and more they will use their arms to prop on and to eventually push up on. This is all building for higher level function such as crawling and getting into standing. It also helps to build their arm and core strength. Now if your little one […]
Top Posts of 2019
Wow, how has a year gone by so fast? I know we started the year off strong and then partway through dropped the ball for a while, but we’ve been back since October and we are excited for more new content in 2020! As always, we want to publish what you all are interested in. […]
Righting Reactions
Righting reactions are an important part of balance and postural control and they begin developing as soon as the baby is born and they have to move in an environment influenced by gravity! We have talked about when babies have postural preferences or movement asymmetries and this post will also address how they can affect […]
Grading Muscle Control
What I am going to talk about can be related to any age, especially for learning new skills. The video I have is with a baby and talks about head control and balance. Muscle grading is when we learn how to turn our muscles on and off at the right time and with the right […]
Let’s Get Moving – Exercise Ideas and Tips to Get Your Little Moving!
We are so excited to have a guest post from Emily Heisey of @Kinesio_Kids! She is a Pediatric Physical Therapist and shares so many of her amazing ideas for kids on her instagram page which you should definitely go follow! She also has an Amazon Store with toy recommendations broken down by ages. Read on […]
Tips for Torticollis Stretching
I wanted to write this post and shoot this video because I often hear from families that they have a hard time doing the stretches with their babies who have torticollis or a position preference. I thought I would share some of the tips and tricks we use when we work with the babies. I […]
What is Muscle Tone?
The term “tone” is widely used and commonly thrown around in the world of PT. Parents are often told things about their child’s “tone” and this is therefore often a common topic that pediatric PT’s get asked about! Here is a general break down of tone, and the impact differences in tone can have on […]