FOXG1 FACT – DAY 22 THERAPY As far as we know all of the children diagnosed with FOXG1 either receives some type of therapy or need therapy to help them progress with their development. Since each child is different in their developmental stages, they may only need speech therapy short term or they may need several different types of therapy long term. The majority of the children with FOXG1 need long term various therapies. The more therapy sessions the child has, the better their chances are for progress. The most common forms of therapy our children receive are physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, vision therapy, aquatic therapy, hippotherapy, and music therapy. Physical Therapy: Physical therapy or physiotherapy (sometimes abbreviated to PT or physio) is a health care profession primarily concerned with the remediation of impairments and disabilities and the promotion of mobility, functional ability, quality of life and movement potential through examination, evaluation, diagnosis and physical intervention carried out by physical therapists. Physical therapy is mainly gross motor skills such as sitting, crawling, standing, walking etc. Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapy, often called OT, is the use of treatments to develop, recover, or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with a physical, mental or developmental condition. Occupational therapy is a client-centered practice that places a premium on the progress towards the client’s goals. Occupational therapy interventions focus on adapting the environment, modifying the task, teaching the skill, and educating the client/family in order to increase participation in and performance of daily activities, particularly those that are meaningful to the client. Occupational Therapy is mainly fine motor skills such as holding a object, grabbing an object, etc. Speech Therapy: Speech-language pathology professionals (speech-language pathologists (SLPs); informally, speech therapists) specialize in communication disorders as well as swallowing disorders. The components of speech production include: phonation, producing sound; resonance; intonation, variance of pitch; and voice, including aeromechanical components of respiration. The components of language include: phonology, manipulating sound according to the rules of a language; morphology, understanding and using minimal units of meaning; syntax, constructing sentences by using languages grammar rules; semantics, interpreting signs or symbols of communication to construct meaning; and pragmatics, social aspects of communication. Hippotherapy: Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. A foundation is established to improve neurological function and sensory processing, which can be generalized to a wide range of daily activities. Unlike therapeutic horseback riding (where specific riding skills are taught), the movement of the horse is a means to a treatment goal when utilizing hippotherapy as a treatment strategy. Aquatic Therapy: Aquatic therapy or pool therapy is physical therapy that is performed in the water. Aquatic therapy uses the resistance of water instead of weights. It aims to rehabilitate patients after injury or those with chronic illness, avoiding the amount of weight placed on the joints by exercise outside the water. Music Therapy: Music Therapy is the use of interventions to accomplish individual goals within a therapy related relationship by a professional who has been approved music therapy program. Music therapy is an allied health profession and one of the expressive therapies, consisting of a process in which a music therapist uses music and its forms—physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual—to help clients improve their health. Music therapists primarily help clients improve their health in several domains, such as mental functioning, motor skills, emotional development, social skills, and quality of life, by using music experiences such as free improvisation, singing, and listening to, discussing, and moving to music to achieve treatment goals
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 23:27:19 +0000
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