Intensive Therapy

What is Intensive Therapy?

 

Intensive blocks of physiotherapy are utilised to give bursts of therapeutic intervention within a short time frame to best optimise a child’s gain. High repetitions of exercises over a short period time works on the principles of neuroplasticity. An intensive block may involve 1-2 hours of physiotherapy a day, for 1-3 consecutive
weeks.

The size of the intensive block is determined by a child’s age, function, and tolerance to therapy. Each intensive focuses on a specific goal for your child, determined on day 1 in discussion with the parents, child, and therapist. For example, this may be independent sitting, increased walking endurance, or improved swimming patterning.

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What interventions are used during an intensive block of physiotherapy?

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• CME / DMI

 

• Spider Cage Therapy 

 

• Treadmill training / Gait re-education 

 

• Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) 

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• EMG Biofeedback 

 

• Application of garments for alignment and proprioception (SPIO and Theratogs)

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• Resistance Training

 

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