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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Developmental Milestones Round-up

May 11, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Since we have been doing some blog post round-ups I thought I would go through and find all the posts that are related to the various developmental milestones that baby's go through. Bookmark this as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, body awareness, climbing, coordination, core, crawling, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, head control, hopping, jumping, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, running, sitting, squats, stairs, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball, torticollis, tummy time, walking

Activity Round Up

March 15, 2020 by Stacy Menz

With so many schools cancelled we wanted to pull together some of our blog posts to give you some ideas of activities you can do with your little ones! I will try to give age ranges with the following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, ball skills, christmas, coordination, core, education, gross motor development, holiday, hopping, jumping, kids, Motor Smart Kids, obstacle course, occupational therapy, outside, physical therapy, play, playgrounds, playing, running, sensory exploration, single leg stance, squats, strengthening, Thanksgiving, therapy ball, toys, tummy time, valentine's day, walking, water

The Power of the Calves

May 22, 2017 by Stacy Menz

I don't know about you, but I have had many children over the years that really struggle to use their calf muscles in an efficient and effective way. This could be due to many reasons but there is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, jumping, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, running, strengthening, toe walking, walking

‘Lazy’ Feet

August 16, 2013 by Stacy Menz

One of the things I love being a pediatric physical therapist is when my friends ask me questions about their kids.  I'm sure many may think that's odd but I love that it challenges me to think and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, jumping, kids, running, walking

Running

October 4, 2011 by Stacy Menz

I've been working with several kids on running skills and since I'm training for a marathon I've had ample mileage to really look at and analyze some of the components of running!  When a child goes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, coordination, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, running, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

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Primary Programs

  • Motor Smart Kids
    • Free Play
    • 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

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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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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