I've mentioned before that John (just shy of 15 months old) has some gross motor delays and he's been evaluated and approved to receive physical therapy services. He started his physical therapy last week and today we went in for his second visit. Part of his therapy is walking on a little treadmill while he's in a little harness, taking part of his body weight off of him. John doesn't walk yet, and he doesn't yet pull up all the way to standing. He can pull up part way and he's trying, but the therapy does seem to be helping him move forward a little faster. Here he is walking on the treadmill. I had to take some pictures for Scott because he thought it sounded so funny. A little baby treadmill.
The first week John just kind of hung there in the harness, but by the end of his first session he was starting to support his own weight and move his feet a little bit. The second session he walked pretty well, but then he started to get angry. Here are a few more pictures.
Holding the bars for support
Starting to get fussy For anyone who has ever had to do physical therapy and really didn't want to, John feels your pain.
The physical therapist helps him move his feet along and keep his feet straight and in the right position. He was getting pretty mad, so they took him away from the treadmill, but still in the harness.
Here he is off the treadmill but still in the harness...and still ticked off
He kept kicking the ball angrily so that ended our PT session a little early, but still I think some good progress was made and we'll be back for more next week.
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