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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Static vs Dynamic Balance

October 13, 2020 by Stacy Menz

When we develop balance there are generally two components to it. There is static and dynamic. But what do these mean? Here are a few terms we will be using: Base of Support - This is the area … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, body awareness, core, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, stability, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Balance Round-up

October 1, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We are starting to talk all things balance! Here is a round-up of some of our blog posts that address balance. Don't forget to bookmark it so you can check back to see what else we've added! For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, core, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, posture, sensory exploration, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball

Developing Balance and Safety Awareness

September 24, 2020 by Stacy Menz

I am going to do my best to explain this concept. When I talk about safety awareness in this context it is in relation to falling and knowing when they are at risk of falling. The challenge is, kids … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, body awareness, climbing, coordination, core, crawling, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, safety, sitting, Starfish Therapies

Encouraging Balance Reactions

April 15, 2019 by Stacy Menz

One of our therapists was recently working on balance reactions with a child and I thought it was such a great simple idea. You take some Squigz and put them on a surface. We don't have a good child … [Read more...]

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

Dynamic Sitting Balance Activities

January 16, 2019 by Stacy Menz

Our last post had ideas for dynamic standing balance activities. Well while we were talking about those activities we thought of ways we could modify them to work on sitting balance as well as improve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, core, gross motor development, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playing, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

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The group is incredibly passionate, very professional, and know how to make therapy fun for a child!"
“Our experience with Stacy and the team at Starfish Therapies has been fantastic. The group is incredibly passionate, very professional, and know how to make therapy fun for a child! Our daughter looks forward to her session — whether it’s in-person or via the convenient tele-health option. The intake process is comprehensive and involves collaborative goal-setting with quantifiable measures and milestones. In addition, we get a list of activities we can work on at home, which has become part of our daily routine! We’ve seen big gains in our daughter’s movements, balance and confidence. Thank you, Starfish Therapies!”

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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
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