Enhancing Therapy with Therapeutic Vibration for Improved Motor Learning and Sensory Processing
PPT4kids incorporates therapeutic vibration in physical, occupational and speech therapy at all our offices using the Galileo whole body vibration platforms and Mano dumb-bell.
Therapeutic vibration helps to optimize neuroplasticity, promote motor learning and decrease the complications of many childhood conditions that limit movement,
sensory processing skills, and learning.
Galileo is a specialized medical device used to help kids with their muscles. There are two types of devices: a platform you stand on and a handheld device. These machines make your muscles work really fast to help them get stronger.
Using these devices, kids can get a lot of muscle exercise quickly and easily, which is especially helpful for those who have difficulty moving around a lot. For example, standing on the platform for just 3 minutes at a setting of 25 vibrations per second can make your muscles contract 4500 times!
The side-alternating platform moves like a seesaw, similar to walking but much quicker.
Provides efficient, low impact but powerful vibration input
It helps your muscles contract (tighten and release) thousands of times in just a few minutes.
This helps kids who have trouble moving easily or quickly to build muscle strength with less effort.
The handheld device looks like a small dumbbell.
It helps strengthen the muscles in your hands and arms.
It also makes your muscles more aware of where they are and how they move.
It can help make tight or weak muscles stronger and less sensitive to touch.
Our therapists are trained to assess your child’s skills and needs, and to employ the correct positions and appropriate parameters to maximize each child’s therapeutic intervention.
Bone growth and density
Blood supply to muscles and bones
Symmetry, muscle strength, and endurance
Joint mobility and muscle flexibility
Head & trunk control
Respiratory, circulatory and digestive function
Attention span & sensory-motor integration
Vocal quality, length of vocalizations and volume of speech production
Exploration and social interaction
Emerging motor and cognitive skills
Independence in self-help skills and activities of daily living
Carryover of therapy goals
Active child-friendly participation
Infants or Children with
Hypotonia
Cerebral Palsy – GMFCS Levels I-V
Brain Injuries
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Dystonia
Ataxia
Spina Bifida/ Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy
Arthrogryposis
Orthopedic Conditions/Sports Injuries
Down Syndrome, other genetic conditions
Developmental Delay/Impairments
Cystic Fibrosis
47 pediatric studies demonstrate positive outcomes using the Galileo WBV platform for above listed conditions.
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