Remember that video of Alex practicing standing against a wall a few weeks ago? Well, this has been one of his favorite PT activities at home ever since, and he has been getting better at it. Take a look:
By the way, the "big boots" he's referring to halfway through the video are the new boots that his sister got from the store--his mom was coming downstairs with them.
The big question, of course, is whether this standing will eventually turn into walking. Maybe, maybe . . . there's a lot that goes into standing, and he's putting all the different pieces together. Besides being able to balance once he's up, he needs to learn how to move from a sitting or prone position into a standing position. We're trusting that the selective dorsal rhizotomy procedure that he will undergo this spring at Mayo will open the door for him to make big gains. Developing a sense of balance will be good preparation for the intensive work he will be doing next summer.
By the way, the "big boots" he's referring to halfway through the video are the new boots that his sister got from the store--his mom was coming downstairs with them.
The big question, of course, is whether this standing will eventually turn into walking. Maybe, maybe . . . there's a lot that goes into standing, and he's putting all the different pieces together. Besides being able to balance once he's up, he needs to learn how to move from a sitting or prone position into a standing position. We're trusting that the selective dorsal rhizotomy procedure that he will undergo this spring at Mayo will open the door for him to make big gains. Developing a sense of balance will be good preparation for the intensive work he will be doing next summer.
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