My son, Avery Holmes, is a five year old who was diagnosed with DMD when he was almost 3 yrs. old. We have been involved in private physical therapy ever since. We see Dr. Wong in Cincinnati for our DMD needs except for orthopaedics and PT/OT. My concern is that our PT has little to no experience in treating boys with DMD, and I cannot find anyone in our area who does! Our PT and I often have differing opinions on what we should be doing as treatments/exercises for Avery. I want to focus on stretching and close monitoring of his flexibility, but she seems to think that is not an effective way to spend the hour we have with her. As a result, we usually spend about 15 minutes stretching (primarily his heel cords and hamstrings), and then we do other activities that focus on balance and core strength. Sometimes I think she pushes him too much, probably because most of her experience is with CP which focuses more on strengthening exercises. I am asking for some input on the types of things some of your boys with DMD do during sessions with PTs who have experience in treating these boys. We do stretches at home 5-6 days a week, and I also have a very active 7 year old who is great at keeping Avery active. I homeschool both of them so I know that private PT, not PT through the school sytem, will continue to be in our regimen of care for Avery. I would appreciate any input!!
Vicki Holmes
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