The Footsteps therapy programme

The centre offers three-week courses of therapy comprising 3 hours of rehabilitation daily, 5 days a week – the length of programme that our experience has shown to be the optimum time for individuals to gain maximum benefit. The time and intensity of exercises are carefully tailored to each patient according to his/her specific abilities and needs.

Our therapists design individual kinetic therapy programmes based on neuro-improving techniques, utilising elements of NDT-Bobath (Neurodevelopmental Treatment), PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) and conventional rehabilitation. The therapy also utilises a device called the Spider - click on the link to read more about it.

This involves a variety of exercises, concentrating on creating movement functions such as rolling over, supporting, reaching, grasping and holding. It also teaches patients to shift their body weight and move from one place to another, enabling greater mobility and independence, and encouraging increased self-confidence.

These fundamental elements enable a child to attain the correct body position for crawling, sitting, kneeling, one-legged kneeling, standing and the ability to maintain these positions and change them independently – all functions essential to achieving an independent life. We use therapeutic equipment such as balls, rolls, trampolines and ladders to facilitate the therapy.