Rolling Back to Side, Head Control: Pediatric PT Strengthening for Babies #6

This video instructs families with a baby with Microcephaly how to work with their baby. My name is Amy Sturkey, PT. I am a pediatric physical therapist in the US. I'd like to give some ideas to families who want to help their baby with Microcephaly due to the Zika virus. This video teaches a simple technique in how to work on head control and trunk strength while rolling from side to side. I taped this video specifically for families with a child with Microcephaly; however, this technique could be used with any child with a developmental delay who holds his/her shoulders elevated. I hope you find this idea useful and simple to follow through.
My website is www.pediatricPTexercises.com. My Facebook page is Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises. My informational books, "A is for Autism," "C is for Cerebral Palsy," "D is for Down Syndrome," "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Hips" and "Pediatric Physical Therapy Strengthening Exercises for the Knees" are available on Amazon. "A is for ADHD" should be available shortly. Do not hesitate to contact me at [e-mail] with questions, concerns or favorable reviews! Please note I am unable to provide treatment recommendations for a child I have not personally evaluated.
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[@Its_jennie_bitc]

The baby is so cute the way he makes little sounds like he wants to communicate too😂

[@pediatricPTexercises]

He is adorable.

[@elyjelly-beans2574]

I just finished OT school and will be taking my board soon hoping to work in a pediatric place with infants never got any experience during my field works 🥺

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I am so sorry to hear that. Hopefully, my videos will give you some experience/training. I wish you the best.

[@janeelena8054]

Congratulations! I hope you're always passionate about your field! The world needs this!

[@mzk9153]

i'm guessing this is just a warm up before they hit the bench press?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

LOL

[@NCRRanger7753]

Really is impressive how perceptive infants can be. Whenever she looked at the camera for an extended period, lil baby looked at the camera as well. 😊

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Thank you for pointing that out. I had not noticed that. How fun.

[@atheeralkurd3303]

@@pediatricPTexercises 😊😊خحخخحو. چ

[@pediatricPTexercises]

@@atheeralkurd3303 زه خوښ یم چې تاسو یې خوښ کړ

[@shankarpathir7662]

Hello ma'am My baby suffering from hydracephlus and now he got shunt on 29th june...so how log we should wait for the exercises...or when we should contact with physiotherapist

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I would get clearance from a doctor, preferably the surgeon

[@noufalnemari1194]

is this a good exercise for babies with hypotonia?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I can’t speak to your specific child but I can say this is something I do regularly with infants with low tone.

[@niyofficial8006]

My child is taking depakine and gamalate,how long must he take these? Are these helpful?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

For medication management, you will need to consult a physician. So sorry.

[@tosifgori13]

HI.. MY BABY IS 1 AND HALF YEAR OLD AND HAS HYPOTONIA. AND BABY HAS NOT STARTED CRAWLING, SITTING, STANDING YET. SO WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE SHOULD I DO? PLEASE ADVICE

[@pediatricPTexercises]

My strongest recommendation is for you to find a local pediatric physical therapist who can customize a program for your baby. In the meantime, here is my hypotonia playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjMZYC1aYPuXrp-I9VFpNhCu

[@lifeofcpchild7920]

Please excercise for 5 year old Athetoid cp child who cant sit stand and hold neck please please

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Maybe Sebastian’s playlist can help you kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjOdH92UyJNlOHbB_bIvOsnk&si=43tAHRo_sVlt0Ku4

[@curlygurl8377]

Can you do this with babies with hip dysplasia?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I have no idea if you can do this with your baby. You may need to avoid hip Flexion, adduction, and internal rotation according to the severity. Check with a local therapist

[@yousufrawashdeh2001]

Arm should be in full adduction or half abduction ?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Either is probably OK, but half Abduction seems like it would set the baby up for propping on elbows better

[@TheBeaforte]

Thank you so much for the video. Can the babies learn by themselves to roll over eventually?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Most babies do. Some babies don’t.

[@niyofficial8006]

Hello,I have a baby with 5 months,but he is not able to seat what can I do please?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Usually, a child, who is five months of age is only prop sitting at this point. If you have specific concerns about your child, I would recommend you contact a local pediatric therapist who can assist you. In the meantime, here is my sitting balance playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjMV5czJ3ZRd6JWW8Joh3qgH&si=DQxz6hiLCYoNS17W

[@mohsinrasool7315]

Mam how to gain independent sitting in 1 year 6 months old hemiplegic child so he will be able to sit from lying position.

[@pediatricPTexercises]

My strongest recommendation is for you to find a local pediatric physical therapist. You can customize a program for your child. I do not have any videos for a child who has hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Here is my playlist for sitting balance. There is a video teaching how to help a child learn to get into sitting on this playlist. kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjMV5czJ3ZRd6JWW8Joh3qgH

[@tianasinspiration3451]

Hello mam.... My daughter (3 month old) has microcephaly. Do every child with microcephaly has cerebral palsy? I need to know the order of teaching her to achieve milestones. Can you please tell the order? And how many repetitions per side for rolling over ln this video?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I do not think that microcephaly and cerebral palsy necessarily go hand-in-hand. I have certainly known Many clients with microcephaly who do not have cerebral palsy. In general, I think teaching developmental milestones in the order that they typically develop is the correct order. The number of repetitions I recommend depends on the child.

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Maybe this video will help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3uQcounotuojJY

[@deepikarajput4000]

My daughter is dyplegic cp child & she has a higher extension in her legs..Can she walk in future???

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Maybe this video will help kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ3TlKqQiKhqd5Y

[@curreypanda6640]

Hello. For someone who is hemiplegia cerebral on the left side is it better to roll towards the right or left.

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I am sorry. I am not sure I understand exactly your question. But I do know it would be best for you to contact a local physical therapist who can assess the individual you’re referring to and determine the answer for them.

[@mommybria4654]

Hello. Can I ask if have cerebral palsy can do this?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I can’t answer to your specific child. But I have done this exercise with lots of children with cerebral palsy

[@sibill3593]

Hi Amy, can we do this from newborn or 3m+ only?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I would probably be slower and gentler. But I can not make a recommendation for your specific child

[@irhamshamon4807]

എന്റെ മകൾ 8 മാസമായി കമഴ്ന്ന് കിടക്കുന്നില്ല നീന്തുന്നില്ല കാൽവിരും കൈവിരലും അകല്ചയില്ല സംസാരിക്കില്ല ഒന്നുമില ഫിസിയോ തെറാപ്പി ഏതൊക്കെയാണ് അത് ഫുൾ കാണിക്കന്നേ

[@pediatricPTexercises]

എന്നോട് ക്ഷമിക്കണം. നിങ്ങളുടെ സന്ദേശം വ്യക്തമായി വിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യാൻ Google Translate-ന് കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. നിങ്ങളുടെ കുട്ടിക്ക് 8 മാസം പ്രായമുണ്ടെന്ന് ഞാൻ മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നു. നിങ്ങൾക്ക് വീണ്ടും ശ്രമിക്കാമോ

[@oykuf8400]

This baby has any problem or healthy?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

This baby is typically developing

[@oykuf8400]

@@pediatricPTexercises how old is?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

3 months old

[@dhgbffhfhd1773]

My daughter is 7monthes she doesn't roll by herself.is that bad???

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Rolling typically happens at 3 to 4 months. I would recommend you consult with your pediatrician or a local pediatric physical therapist.

[@brittnirodriguezspitzer7044]

My son is being evaluated for CHARGE syndrome and I am trying to find methods to proactively address any issues he may have with balance and muscle coordination. What age would it be appropriate to try this exercise, and do you have any recommendations for head control exercises for babies with balance issues?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Unfortunately it is considered unethical for me to provide treatment recommendations for a child I have not personally evaluated. I have treated children with CHARGE but not many. Here is my playlist for head control. Maybe one of these videos can help your child kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjNf7b1x0fPKdDimNNG2zfPj

[@EdwardStefanski]

Open up physical therapists for baby 5 years

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Good luck in your career

[@חופיתהרר]

Great video. Wondering what it's related to microcephely?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I started these videos to help families who might have a child Who were affected by Zika. Many of these children were microcephalic. This child is not microcephalic. I was hoping the techniques I was showing with him would help the families who had a child affected by Zika.

[@mohanabala7853]

Thank you my son is hypotonia.is it Cp Mam

[@pediatricPTexercises]

mohana bala I am so happy that this was helpful for you.

[@dhruvisoni2303]

Where do you practice?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

North Carolina in the US

[@minosaeed]

for spasticity of cp quadriplegic wht we can do

[@pediatricPTexercises]

To be honest, I do many of the same activities that I do on this playlist with Colton. However, I recommend you find local pediatric physical therapist who can help you customize a treatment program for your child. Here is my playlist with an older child with cerebral palsy: kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjOdH92UyJNlOHbB_bIvOsnk

[@minosaeed]

@@pediatricPTexercises thank you so much

[@pediatricPTexercises]

@@minosaeed You are very welcome

[@sibalwinderkaur7696]

how much time we can do this exercise per day with 11 month old

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Balwinder Bindu It is considered unethical for me to provide treatment recommendations for a child I have not personally evaluated. In general, I recommend my families perform across the entire day about 30 minutes of the exercises that I have given them that week to perform

[@sibalwinderkaur7696]

@@pediatricPTexercises thnku so much

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Balwinder Bindu You are welcome!

[@bobrwanda3555]

Interesting

[@pediatricPTexercises]

So glad you think so

[@rainbowlife3746]

How can I contact you?my son has micro cephaly pls help

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Rainbow life Unfortunately, it is considered unethical for me to provide treatment recommendations for a child I have not personally evaluated. However, on this playlist I have over 50 different exercises and on my playlist for children with low tone I have another 75 videos recommending treatment suggestions for children. Hopefully between these two playlists, you can find exercises or activities that might help your son. Each playlist has Exercises starting from the easiest progressing up to more difficult exercises. Some people tell me that they started with the earliest exercises and go through the videos until they find the correct ones for their child.I strongly recommend a local physical therapist to help you and your son.

[@rainbowlife3746]

@@pediatricPTexercises which country are you in mam?

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Rainbow life The United States

[@2okaycola]

Used to have the same comforter!! Walmart rules

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Hey it works!

[@lindamangi7224]

My daughter only 3 months and half she just start roll over herself

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I know you are happy she figured out that skill!

[@amberamin9082]

Kindly make a video for poor hand grasping

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Here is my playlist for reaching and grasping: kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjNh_TJdZBEnMra-UR_NfvlL

[@sandramolina1177]

Mi vidaaa

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Gracias

[@sandramolina1177]

@@pediatricPTexercises si yo cuando mi sobrino Juan Alberto nacio con sindrome de dawn yo su tia ayudaba y aprendi hacer su rehabilitacion y camino a los 2 años pero ya no lo tengo mas falkecio de neumonia con 38 años y he sufrido y estoy sufriendo mucho ahora

[@pediatricPTexercises]

@@sandramolina1177 Estoy seguro de que Juan Alberto te quiere y agradece tu ayuda. Lamento mucho oír hablar de tu sufrimiento. Te envío los pensamientos sanadores más dulces.

[@sandramolina1177]

@@pediatricPTexercises Gracias x lo que hacen x estos bb de Corazon

[@pediatricPTexercises]

@@sandramolina1177 Es un honor ayudar

[@00aga00]

Don’t pull by the foot. Instead work with the hips!

[@pediatricPTexercises]

That’s interesting. I’d love to see a video of your technique. This has worked for me for a long time

[@anthonybacha2521]

Hi Angie K, what sort of qualification do you have with children?

[@jaysaget1280]

@@anthonybacha2521 She may have stated it incorrectly, but she may be advising to, some, parents that would typically use too much pressure by grabbing the child by nothing other than the front of the foot. I know with my child, I can definitely see what she may be hinting to. Amy Sturkey is a profession, and even though that doesn't mean she is absolved from making errors ... but I believe in what she just taught. Maybe Amy should have stated that we need to be extra careful as to not hurt the child, because some people would need to be told that.

[@EdwardStefanski]

Call april fools' day on monday

[@pediatricPTexercises]

Ok!

[@lifeofcpchild7920]

Please excercise for 5 year old Athetoid cp child who cant sit stand and hold neck please please

[@pediatricPTexercises]

I strongly recommend you find a local Pediatric Physical Therapy who can consist you. In the meantime, here is my head control playlist.

[@pediatricPTexercises]

kzbin.info/aero/PLAkJbMrHyKjNf7b1x0fPKdDimNNG2zfPj&si=BgjkigVrIzs8-hgs