And physical therapy is the name of the game as children work on balance, communication, fine motor skills, gait-training, problem solving, range of motion, strength, endurance and socialization in a fun and challenging environment. Evaluations and treatments are disguised as activities of play and sport, encouraging children to travel various pathways found within the environment such as crawling through a tunnel, sliding into a bath of balls, scaling a rock wall, or jumping on a trampoline. News media open house is scheduled at 2 p.m. on April 30. Reminiscent of a grand organ, transparent pipes produce surprises for patients as they successfully perform cognitive tasks.
Children learn by focusing on their abilities rather than disabilities.
The firm's founder, David Guynes, fractured his back at the age of 15 and was told he would never walk again. His triumphant full recovery led him to designing physical and occupational rehabilitation environments, first for adults, then for children.