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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What is Muscle Tone?

November 14, 2019 by Stacy Menz

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: education, exercise, gross motor development, hypertonia, hypotonia, kids, Motor Smart Kids, muscle tone, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Growth Spurts

January 29, 2017 by Stacy Menz

When working with kids, growth spurts are always something we have to take into account.  I can remember as a child feeling like I had these arms and legs that weren't connected to me making me even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, hypertonia, hypotonia, Motor Smart Kids, Starfish Therapies

What does High Tone mean?

January 14, 2013 by Stacy Menz

I wrote a post a while back describing low tone so I thought I would try to do the same with high tone.  Tone is the resting state of your muscles.   When someone has high tone it means that their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, hypertonia, sitting, standing, strengthening

Growth Spurt

April 4, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Since Spring is a time of growing I thought I'd talk a little bit about kids and growth spurts.  Many of you may remember your adolescent years when all of a sudden you seemed to be all arms and legs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, coordination, education, exercise, gross motor development, hypertonia, hypotonia, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, stretching

Tight Muscles and The Importance of Stretching

July 27, 2009 by Stacy Menz

As adults I know most of us have experienced tight muscles because we don't stretch as often as we should, or there are those that just tend to have tighter muscles than most.  For example, one of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: education, exercise, gross motor development, hypertonia, hypotonia, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, posture, Starfish Therapies, stretching

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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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