Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Great day at therapy today!

Jackson has a ton of fun at therapy today and also worked really hard. They tried something new which worked out really well. They had him suspended with a harness to a bungee to a zip line. First he was walking along the length of the zip line with the PT and the OT helping him. He did really well with that. With the bungee attached, it was pretty easy for them to help him weight shift and he could get his legs moving pretty well. Then they started knocking over blocks when they got to the end of the zip line.

Then he got to box, which he really liked a lot! The first two videos show him boxing. Also you can see him answer that he wants more when asked.

So then they decided to try something else. Jackson really enjoys rough and tumble play. They have to keep him in motion even when he is not actively doing anything because that helps keep him from puking. They made him tell them to "go" and you can also see him telling them he wants more at the end.

He got so worn out, they had to end a little early. I was very proud of how hard he worked.

These videos were taken with my phone. I have had this phone for nearly a year and I never knew I had video on it until a week ago!