Head Control and Reaching in Sitting: Exercises for a Child with Cerebral Palsy

Meet Sebastian. He is a young boy with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. His family wants to help me share treatment suggestions to help children like him across the world. My clinic, Child and Family Development, in Charlotte, NC, allowed me to use their facilities and their equipment to showcase Sebastian's skill and charming personality. We review techniques to reduce stiffness, encourage strength and control. I think you'll love spending time with him. Thank you to this family and my clinic for allowing this to happen.
I also have available 3 children's educational books, "A is for Autism," "D is for Down Syndrome," "C is for Cerebral Palsy," and now 2 professional books "Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises for the Hips", and "Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises for the Knees" available on Amazon. I have forthcoming "A is for ADHD" as well. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me at [e-mail]. Please note: I am unable to provide treatment suggestions for a child I have not personally evaluated.
I am so honored to have people from all over the world watch my videos. I have reviewed and corrected the closed captions for this video so that you might understand what I am saying even if you don't speak English. I hope the directions below are helpful to you.
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To choose a different caption language:
At the bottom right, click Settings. It looks like a wheel.
Click Subtitles/CC.
Select a language.
If the language isn't listed when you click Subtitles/CC:
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Select a language.

[@noble2412]

Hello ma’am I’ve come across your channel do to now having a grandson with CP he’s an awesome little guy, seeing your videos really helps keep up the great work also is there a product that can help with hand and finger biting

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Thank you. Please give your grandson a big hug from me. I try to provide input to the hands other ways to give them similar input. Some people try the products to stop nail biting in adults that paint a bad tasting substance on the nails.

[@rangaroo6385]

Just wondering how much of this activity overlaps a typical OT session targeting sit and functional reach as well?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

This same activity could’ve been done in an occupational therapy session as well. With children with this severe of involvement often there is significant Overlap

[@leydisfernandez5821]

Excellent work👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Thank you so much!

[@atiqa5219]

Plz share some videos of sitting exercises for CP child for my daughter

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Here is Sebastian’s playlist. There are a lot of activities sitting. I hope this helps kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjOdH92UyJNlOHbB_bIvOsnk

[@learning-and-fun]

Hi, why he suddenly pushin his head back, I have noticed that on other videos as well,is that part of cp or?! And does Sebastin has seizures epilepsy? Thank you

[@pediatricPTexercises]

That is a part of his poor muscle control and extensor tone/stiffness. Yes he has seizures

[@escomenendez6255]

What is type of bench is that?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

That is a Kaye Products adjustable bench. I love them!

[@narjesali9559]

How i can add a translation so mothers from my society can get benefits from your vedioes, too?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

The videos are closed captioned. You click on close captions on the bottom right of a video and chose your language. I check and correct my captions to make sure they are accurate in English. Of course, I cannot guarantee that they will be accurate in your language but I really really hope so. Please let me know if that worked for you.

[@narjesali9559]

@@pediatricPTexercises thank you very much. I tried this way but it does not give me options of languages. Only the English option

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Oh no! Here are the directions on how to do it according to KZbin. Please let me know if this works: Choose different caption languages by clicking the captions icon on a video. If the language isn't listed, you can select the option for auto-translated captions, which are translated using Google Translate. Click the settings icon at the bottom of the video screen. Click Subtitles/CC. Click Auto-translate. Select a language.

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Here is a video on how to do it

[@cherryriomalos2473]

i do have a brother with celebral palsy. im looking for some videos that could help him too.

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Children with cerebral palsy are also different from each other. I hope that these videos can help your brother.

[@cherryriomalos2473]

@@pediatricPTexercises Do you have vidoes that could help with celebral palsy on how to follor instructions? My brother is 24 yrs old already

[@pediatricPTexercises]

@@cherryriomalos2473 hmmm. The answer to that would be so specific to the individual. On the autism playlist I do teach direction following. I have no idea whether those techniques would work for your brother

[@pediatricPTexercises]

kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjNkWtI02RvT9_HHlyP9gXJB

[@cherryriomalos2473]

@@pediatricPTexercises thank you for sharing these videos. I'm going to watch it with my mother to have some ideas. godbless

[@elvisdigman9047]

How to ordet the book for D

[@pediatricPTexercises]

What country are you in?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

D is for Down Syndrome: A Child's View (ABC's of Childhood Challenges) (Volume 2) www.amazon.com/dp/0998156728/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fBt-Eb3KWHB25. That is the link in the US.

[@mammadakksh4836]

hello mam do you take online classes ☺️?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I am not sure exactly what you’re asking. If you are asking if I provide treatment sessions online, I can do that with clients that I have personally evaluated that can be treated online as they live in North Carolina. If you are asking if I teach online, I am just starting to do that.

[@MamtaRani-hg3ym]

Hi

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Hello