Sitting is an action
Most of us don’t think much when we sit down. We just do it. Easy. But it’s not like that for everyone. And definitely not for spastic children.
They can not bend in their hip joints – which is essential to sit. If you’re a parent to a special needs child with spasticity you know what I’m talking about. Even lifting them up and holding them in your arm is extremely difficult if the child can not bend in the hip. Without the ability to sit the parents are very much homebound, as the child can neither be in a wheelchair nor in a car seat.
It’s possible to learn to sit.
Have a look at the video where I worked with a spastic boy in a wheelchair. Of course the video is a condensed version of several lessons and the boy had many intensives with various practitioners before. In the end sitting became much easier and clearer to the boy. He felt his sit bones, hip joints, spine, ribs and head. The clearer he sat the easier it was for him to hold up his head.
The next step will be to work more on the mobility of the ribs, shoulder and of course the whole upper body so he will be able to use his arms and hands more freely. Watch the video here:
