Movement Discoveries Pediatric Therapy Center, a parent-founded rehabilitation center in Northern California for children with neuromuscular disorders such as Cerebral Palsy, celebrates its first year of operation.
Burlingame, CA (PRWEB) February 2, 2005 -- The center was founded by parents Mary Ann and Wayne Hauck whose six-year old daughter Amber has Cerebral Palsy and is the driving force in the creation of this unique rehabilitation center. One year ago this month the center opened its doors to provide to an innovative physical therapy program that has already helped many children around the world including their own daughter achieve motor skills they have never been able to do before, such as rolling, crawling, or walking. (www.movementdiscoveries.com)
The Haucks were frustrated by the lack of adequate physical therapy program for their daughter and were searching for an alternative. Typically, children like her only receive 1 to 2 hours per week of physical therapy. Their search took them all the way to Poland in 2002 where their daughter participated in an intensive program for 3 ½ hours per day for 4 weeks. Amber, a spastic quadriplegic, was not able to weight bear with severe extension reflex and poor immune system. At the completion of her participation the Haucks were amazed at her strength gain, ability to bend her legs voluntarily for sitting, and remarkable improvement in health.
One year later they met Richard and Izabela Koscielny, both Polish physical therapists who came from the center in Poland, and also parents of a child with cerebral palsy. They developed the Therasuit (an orthotic device) and trained therapists the intensive therapy method now used in over 40 centers in the US. The Haucks became excited at the possibility of having this intensive therapy program readily available for their daughter and thus began the relationship with the Koscielnys – a year later Movement Discoveries Pediatric Therapy Center was born.
During the past year the center has seen children crawl, stand independently, walk with walker or walk independently for the first time in their lives. The 4 hour/day, 5 days/week, over 3-week program puts children through a rigorous exercise, strengthening, and functional skills work. Children do achieve their goals at a faster rate than in traditional therapy. The physical therapists working with the children are licensed in the State of California and have been certified in the Therasuit Method.
The center also provides therapy services for children to manage conditions such as torticollis, scoliosis, pre- and post- surgical interventions such as botox, osteotomy, tendon lengthening, spinal fusion and selective dorsal rhizotomy.
To obtain information regarding the program, visit the website: www.movementdiscoveries.com or call 1-800-537-1522
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