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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Walking Backwards

February 5, 2021 by Stacy Menz

Walking backwards is a gross motor milestone that is typically seen around 1.5 to 2 years of age. It’s a challenging task that takes time to develop confidence as it’s not a standard movement pattern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, body awareness, coordination, core, developmental delay, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, walking

2020 Top 10 List

December 30, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Wow, what a year! While there have been a lot of challenges there has also been things to be grateful for. Check out our post on Gratitude. I know I found myself making the conscious choice to choose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Round-Ups Tagged With: babies, back to sleep, balance, bilateral coordination, body awareness, coordination, core, crawling, developmental delay, education, exercise, games, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, moms, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, plagiocephaly, play, playing, posture, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, stretching, therapy ball, torticollis, tummy time, walking

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

4 Ball Exercises for Core Strength

September 18, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We love using the exercise ball! It is so versatile and you can make activities easier or harder by how you move the ball. Below are four exercises you can do to help strengthen the core! Trunk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, core, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, strengthening, therapy ball

Signs of Core Weakness – School Age

September 16, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We talked before about how you can know if your little one has a weak core. But what if your child is a little older? Maybe pre-school to school age? We are going to list some signs, however it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, body awareness, coordination, core, developmental delay, education, exercise, fine motor development, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, moms, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, posture, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

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  • Motor Smart Kids
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...my four year-old has made incredible progress...
We have been working with Starfish Therapies over the last year, and my four year-old has made incredible progress in her gross motor development. Stacy has an amazing ability to work with children. She uses her energy, humor and creativity to make children laugh and play, and at the same time work very hard.”

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Locations

  BURLINGAME / MAIN CLINIC
  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010


  SAN FRANCISCO
  (located in KidSpace)
  3401 Mission St.
  San Francisco, CA 94110


  PALO ALTO
  (located in Agile Physical Therapy)
  3825 El Camino Real
  Palo Alto, CA 94306


HALF MOON BAY
  (located at Sensitive Solutions)
  30 Avenue Portola, Suite 200 C & D
  Half Moon Bay, CA 94018

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