GOAL: Holding her arm down without it drawing up due to spasticity.PROGRESS: Allowing me to hold her arm down and out away from her body for ~ 30 seconds without resistance.GOAL: Straightening her fingers without curling in towards her palm due to spasticity.PROGRESS: Allowing me to hold her fingers straight out for ~ 30 seconds without resistance.GOAL: To be able to hold her arm all the way up without her resisting in order to shave her underarms.PROGRESS: Allowing me to hold her arm halfway up for ~ 30 seconds without resistance.PROGRESS: Allowing me to hold her arm all the way up for ~ 30 seconds with less resistance.GOAL: To be able to keep her toes from curling under in order for her to wear shoes comfortably.Up close view of working to keep her toes straight.PROGRESS: Allowing me to hold her toes straight out for ~ 1 minute without resistance.GOAL: To be able to flatten her foot in order for her to wear shoes more comfortably.
Progress with Edward
GOAL: To be able to uncross his toes without resistance. I am touching his toes to acclimate to manipulation before I move to the next step.Beginning to uncross his toes.PROGRESS: Allowing me to uncross all of his toes at the same time and hold without resistance.GOAL: To relax his hips by creating space between his knees. Here I am starting with my hand flat between his knees.PROGRESS: Here I turn my hand sideways to increase space between his knees.PROGRESS: Here I am able to add a pillow to increase space between his knees.Notice no blanket under his feet.PROGRESS: I am able to add a blanket under his feet which in turn raises his knees and allows for wider space between his thighs. Up close view of pillow and blanket.Up close view of using one blanket.PROGRESS: A second pillow and a second blanket are added.PROGRESS: A third pillow is added. Due to his progression there is greater space between his lower legs which allows more range of motion in his hips.Trying something new here. I rolled up a blanket for extra height under his knees. Amazing!View from other side.
Yoga Poses
Here you can see Grayson focusing on the part of her body I am manipulating. Sleeping Pigeon PoseKnees-to-Chest PoseHere you can see Grayson focusing on stretching the muscles in her left leg.Grayson relaxing after her yoga session.Savasana
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