Gross Motor Skills
- Ball skills
- Jumping and hopping
- Ascending/descending stairs
- Balance and coordination
- Sitting, crawling, standing and walking
Abnormalities with Walking
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Walking on tip-toes
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Frequent falling or decreased awareness of environment
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Decreased endurance or inability to keep up
Muscle Weakness or Low Muscle Tone
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W-sitting
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Decreased arches or excessively flat feet
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Decreased endurance
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Delays with rolling, sitting, crawling, standing and walking
Torticollis
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Stretching program provided and demonstrated
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Improved symmetrical head shape (referral to helmet program if needed)
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Promotion of symmetrical gross motor development
High Tone and Equipment Needs
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Stretching
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Positioning to decrease high muscle tone/spasticity
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Assessment/adjustment of existing equipment to promote good alignment and posture
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Recommendations of orthotics or gait devices
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Kinesiotaping for improved alignment
Aquatic Therapy
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Joint and core strength
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Increased resistance
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Decreased impact on joints
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Balance training
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Increased independence with functional mobility
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Gait training
