Today Elijah had his evaluation for a new physical therapist. We decided to switch after the surgery to give him a fresh start! It is a lot closer to our house too. The rehab was really nice. They had really neat equipment. Some I have never seen before. This one in the picture was really cool. You can make it different levels and positions depending on what you are doing. The therapist tried to get Elijah to crawl across from one end to the other but he got too scared because it was up so high. Maybe next time! He really enjoyed looking in the different gyms though and he responded really well to the therapist. You could tell she has worked with a lot of children she really knew how to make him comfortable.
They also make orthodics in the office! Next week the therapist is going to show me some of the AFO styles they do and maybe when Elijah needs new ones we can try them out. They will also be able to make his arm cast he uses for restraint therapy as he grows out of his old ones.
Elijah's first goal is to get back to the point he was before the surgery. To crawl, stand, and cruise. Hopefully it won't take too long. I can tell he is still sore because he keeps his legs balled up close to his body to protect himself. But we are very excited! Next week he has his evaluation for occupational therapy!
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