What should I expect when taking my son to physical therapy?
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at
5:55 am
MY 16 mo. old son is not walking on his own yet so his Dr. is sending him to physical therapy. He is not delayed on anything but walking. He crawls, walks holding on to things and can climb on and off of furniture by himself. I’m just wanting to know what will happen when I take him to physical therapy. Will the therapist take the time to let him get used to her because he doesn’t like strangers. How long does each session usually last for each person or does it just depend on each case? Thanks for any advice anyone has to offer.
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The first visit will mostly be a time for a history to be taken…ie, where you discuss his development and current issues, any past medical histories or problems with the pregnancy etc. Then she will mostly observe him the first day…seeing if he demonstrates other normal milestones. There will not be as much hands on at the first visit as there will be at subsequent visits.
Every place varies on how much time they allot for evals and treatments…most likely 45 minutes.
what im thinking is that hes gona be not pulling, but rubbing on ur sons leg and to see if there might be any broken bones or bruises inside…not sure
The therapist will do simple exercises with your son. I use to watch a lil girl who had to have therapy and I work in home health care So alot of my senior clients have therapy while I am there. Most everyone I have seen seems to enjoy it. It is just exercise and playtime with a new person.