Physically and neurologically the results across different populations of patients have been profound. It is also another way to do therapy in a more natural surrounding rather than in the four-walled therapy room that is usually painted white.
Patients are out in the community socializing with others.
The kids were never the same after that I can tell you. One student who never spoke began talking everyday about that trip. My one student with cerebal palsy who had never walked before said he now knew what it felt like to walk-he made the analogy himself. The occupational therapists and physical therapists do this routinely with their students in my new school district. Parents and others in the community can not believe the positive changes seen in the people who use this service.