No, you can take home programs for the same. You will have visit the centre once for the child’s evaluation. In case you stay away from Mumbai or India, then you can opt for the video appointment for your child.
It is not necessary that every OT will know sensory integration methods. A therapist needs to be qualified and trained in sensory integration and only then can he/she practice or include SI in their therapy sessions. Similarly there are certifications for MNRI, RMT and Therapeutic Listening. Unless a therapist is certified in these methods, he or she cannot practice and cannot guide the parents for the same. At Khushi, we combine various therapy approaches so that the child improves at a fast pace. There are a lot of parents who do these certification courses to understand their child better. Unless the [...]
Therapeutic Listening is an individualized program to help kids enhance their listening capabilities. It was developed by an Occupational therapist Sheila Frick. This program uses sound stimulation in combination with sensory integrative treatment techniques, emphasizing vestibular stimulation and postural and movement strategies. Therapeutic listening can be provided by a certified provider only. Few therapists at Khushi are certified in therapeutic listening and provide professional guidance for participating in the protocol. For detailed and better understanding of Therapeutic Listening, please visit the link below: What is Therapeutic Listening
Evaluation and treatment of basic sensory integrative processes is performed in the therapy session. Any therapist who is trained in sensory integration can use its methods for SI.
Sensory processing disorder is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses. For detailed and better understanding of SPD, please visit the link below: What is Sensory processing disorder
Children and adults with developmental disabilities may have a dysfunctional sensory system or SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder). In other words, their sensory system is not able to receive proper signals from their surroundings. Their system could be either under or over reactive to the inputs that they receive from their surroundings. Sensory integration helps in better functioning of an individual’s sensory system. It helps the sensory system to receive the right stimulation from its environment. For better understanding please visit the link below: What is Sensory Integration?
RMT is a short form for Rhythmic Movement training. When the rhythmic movements are given, it helps to develop connections in the brain which were not developed before. These movements help in linking the different parts of the brain with each other which helps in efficient functioning of the brain. It also helps to integrate primitive reflexes. For better understanding, please view the following link: Why is integration of primitive reflexes important?
Masgutova– Dr. Svetlana Masgutova, Founder Neuro– represents the central nervous system and neural pathways used to take in and send out information from and to various parts of the body. Sensori– represents the sensory system Motor– represents the motor response system Reflex– a conscious or unconscious behavior occurring in response to a change. Integration– The act of being able to bring together sensory motor functions in useful, functional level of performance when needed. It is one of the reflex integration program that we use at Khushi.
Primitive reflexes are a group of reflexes which develop during life in the womb, are fully developed at birth in the full term baby (40 weeks) and are gradually inhibited and transformed into more mature patterns and postural abilities during the first six months of postnatal life. Primitive reflexes can remain active if there has been damage to higher centres in early life, such as cerebral palsy, or if there is accident or damage to higher brain centres in later life, for example after a stroke, head injury or in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis [...]
Occupational therapy is a method to get a person back to their occupation by either training them. However if function is not possible by direct intervention then we use compensatory strategies or compensatory devices and making a person functionally independent- be it a child or an adult. Occupational therapy practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability. Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills, and providing [...]
