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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Crawling Down Stairs

July 27, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Crawling down stairs can often be hard to teach. Why? Because when you are teaching going up stairs you can place a toy in front and they are motivated to try to get that toy. Going down stairs, if … [Read more...]

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

Crawling Up Stairs

July 27, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Crawling up stairs is a great for many things. Here are a few: Practicing crawling - especially for little ones who don't want to crawl, it's a great way to do the skill without them realizing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: body awareness, climbing, coordination, core, crawling, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, moms, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, stairs, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

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

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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

I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication...
I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication and overall disposition. Not only were the classes fun, but he also became a lot less frustrated when trying to communicate with others.”

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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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