The Intensive Pediatric Therapy or Intensive Suit Therapy is a 3-week advanced strength training program that provides individualized targeted body functioning development. This results-driven method often leads to successful goal attainment faster than traditional therapy received over an entire year. During this period, your child will work with one therapist for consistency of care. After the child receives this specialized therapy, the family is provided a home program that stipulates new therapeutic goals, follow-up treatment, and coordination notes for their traditional therapists. Ability Plus Therapy was the second clinic in the country to offer this service.
Benefits and Usage
• Normalizes muscle tone
• Retrains the central nervous system
• Normalizes muscle tone
• Promotes Development of fine and gross motor skills
• Improves balance
• Improves coordination
• Improves bone density
• Improves hip alignment
• Decreases uncontrolled movement
• Improves body & spatial awareness
• Retrains the central nervous system
Types Of Services
THERASUIT™
The Therasuit™ is a soft dynamic proprioceptive orthotic which allows correction of posture and alignment to as close to normal as possible through a system of elastic rubber bands. It is utilized in our three-week intensive suit program to target specific muscle groups and accelerate progress.
Universal Exercise Unit
The Universal Exercise Unit is a device that resembles a cage. It contains a system of pulleys, ropes, and weights.
Spider Therapy
Spider Therapy is utilized with the Universal Exercise Unit in conjunction with a belt and bungee cords.
Galileo
The Galileo vibration plate provides a side alternating motion and whole-body vibration based on the natural movement of human gait, creating a tilting movement of the pelvis.
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), also referred to as Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), is a device that uses electrodes placed on the skin to cause muscle contraction.
Constraint-Induced Therapy
The focus of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy is to combine restraint of the unaffected or less-affected limb and intensive use of the affected limb with repetitive moments. This leads to reorganization and reprogramming of the brain.
Partial Weight Bearing Training
An onsite 25-foot ceiling track is utilized with a harness to support the child while crawling or walking while on the floor or a treadmill.
Multi-Sensory Room
Multisensory rooms are immersive environments to develop the patient’s senses.
Freedom Concepts™
& Rifton® Tricycles
Tricycle training is a fun and therapeutic activity that allows a child to experience overall fitness.
