hbr

Av has switched from PT to OT for her hbr. She has been pretty good with the switch. It’s not the switch in activities that bother her but the switch in therapist. I just explained to her each year, as she got older she would get a new teacher in school and this was kind of the same thing. As she gets better and better at riding she would need new “teachers.” That seemed to do the trick. They are working on increasing her upper body strength. Your upper body has to be stable and strong to be able to have the hand/finger strength to write. They are so smart! In the clinic they have her stringing beads, molding clay, picking small beads out of the clay, writing/coloring on a chalkboard, climbing up a slide, and tracing objects. As for on the horse a lot of that is the same. One exercise they wanted her to do was to ride with her hands on her head. She totally refused. 3 adults and myself could not talk her into it. They compromised with her hands on her hips. Hopefully she stays that strong in the future to peer pressure. Another exercise was for her to ride on her hands and knees. She hopped up and did that without any hesitation. I am so so so thankful we started this therapy for her and that we live in a town with recourses like it. It has helped her so much, she is stronger and more confident and it just makes me so proud of her.