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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Righting Reactions

December 20, 2019 by Stacy Menz

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, core, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, posture, righting reactions, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball, tummy time

Find the Bucket

August 13, 2017 by Stacy Menz

We love collaboration with other providers. We are lucky enough to have an OT company that we reciprocally share space with. This allows us to pick their brains and them to pick ours. One day they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, reaching, righting reactions, visual motor

Righting Reactions

January 8, 2017 by Stacy Menz

What are righting reactions you may ask.  Righting reactions are the reactions that help bring our head, trunk, and body back to midline so we can keep our balance.  They help us to be able to stand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, head control, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, righting reactions, Starfish Therapies

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Primary Programs

  • Motor Smart Kids
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    • Kids Action Hour
    • Yoga for Kids of All Abilities
    • Functional Movement Screen
    • Video Running Analysis
    • Youth Sports Injury Prevention
    • Concussion Screening and Management
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    • PNF 1: Introduction to PNF
    • PNF 2: Accessing the Trunk
    • Strength Training in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
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What Clients Are Saying

...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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