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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Ambient and Focal Vision

March 8, 2018 by Stacy Menz

Several of our PT’s recently took a continuing education course where they talked about the differences between focal and ambient vision. Focal vision is what you are looking directly at and can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, vision, visual motor, visual perceptual

Eye See: Visual Perceptual vs Eyesight

January 8, 2014 by Stacy Menz

Occupational therapists are frequently asked what the difference between visual perception and eyesight is. Vision plays a significant role in the way we interact with our environment and how we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: kids, occupational therapy, visual perceptual

Car Games

December 3, 2012 by Stacy Menz

With the holiday season in full swing, your family may find itself spending some time in the car while traveling between various family members or other destinations. Here are some games that are fun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: kids, playing, visual motor, visual perceptual

Using the Super Skipper

November 6, 2012 by Stacy Menz

   The Super Skipper is a great tool to work on jumping, coordination, timing, and visual perceptual skills to name a few.  Just to warn you there is music that goes along with it, so if your child … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, jumping, motor planning, toys, visual motor, visual perceptual

Tactile Letters

October 5, 2012 by Stacy Menz

      One of our recent projects at work was to make tactile letters.  Our therapists used various tactile surfaces such as duct tape, felt, cardboard, bumpy paper, glitter paper, denim and any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: fine motor development, handwriting, sensory exploration, tactile, visual perceptual

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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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  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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