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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Playing in Sidelying

January 13, 2020 by Stacy Menz

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, body awareness, core, exercise, gross motor development, motivation, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, rolling, sidelying, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Prone Propping and Pushing Up

January 6, 2020 by Stacy Menz

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, core, crawling, education, exercise, gross motor development, motivation, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, plagiocephaly, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball, torticollis, tummy time

Top Posts of 2019

December 31, 2019 by Stacy Menz

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, body awareness, coordination, core, education, exercise, games, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, plagiocephaly, play, playing, posture, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, stretching, therapy ball, torticollis, toys, tummy time

Grading Muscle Control

December 10, 2019 by Stacy Menz

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 … [Read more...]

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

Positional Preferences and Movement Asymmetries

November 7, 2019 by Stacy Menz

Wow, that is a mouthful of a title... I tried to come up with something a little more fun but my sleep deprived brain just couldn't think of anything. If you watch the video I talk about noticing some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, education, gross motor development, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, plagiocephaly, posture, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball, torticollis

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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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