BJM’s Photos

Ally has been in PT most of her life and she’s quite a trooper most of the time. Jen has been her therapist for about a year and a half and we love her. She has worked closely with us to get Ally where she is physically.
Jen pushes Ally quite a bit each session, but even when she completely melts down, she quickly ‘forgives’ Jen and is happy to see her next time. Yesterday as we pulled into the parking lot at the Children’s Hospital Close to Home Center, Ally realized where we were and said “We’re at Jen’s house!” LOL!
Here are some pictures from this weeks session. The exercises on the big ball work on her upper body strength and allow Jen to stretch Ally’s right side and hip which is where most of her issues seem to originate. The steps work on her leg strength and stability. The balance beam is a real challenge for Ally since she has issues with mobility in her right hip. Stepping with one foot in front of the other is really hard. (she sneaks in shuffle steps if Jen isn’t watching closely. . that’s cheating!) 🙂 The swing works her core strength, balance and legs. Jen puts a weight on her left leg so that it’s harder for Ally to swing that leg over the swing to get on and so she has to work a little harder to stay balanced and hang on. This session ended with 5 minutes on the treadmill with a 2 lb. weight on her left leg. She was obviously exhausted but with some encouragement, she pushed on and finished. No pictures of that. She was not pleased with us.

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