Lucas had his weekly PT session today and we got to try the treadmill for the first time. It was awesome! I watched (and assisted) Lucas with getting his legs moving and it was so cool. Babies with Down Syndrome can begin using treadmills as early as 8 or 9 months. Lucas is 9 months. This is basically a supplement to our regular physical therapy and will assist in helping him walk eventually and might even help that happen sooner. In any case it was a great experience and we are happy to now be able to include it in our therapy sessions. It was great that Lucas didn't seem to mind it one bit, maybe he thought he was going skydiving! Here are a few photos and a short video of our experience. We are looking forward to him getting stronger with this going forward. I am so proud of my little man and how strong he has become with each and every day!
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OMG! How awesome is that!!! It is amazing what these therapists do.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty awesome to watch and know that the little guy is benefiting from this. He is one strong little warrior!
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