Thera Togs

On Tuesday at Physical Therapy, Dana-Cal's Physical Therapist, added a little something to Cal's therepy. They are called Thera Togs.

"TheraTogs employ the principle of applying prolonged, low-load (i.e. gentle), corrective forces to the musculoskeletal system - in functional context - in order to attempt to effect improvements in muscle recruitment strategies, and, with full-time use, in muscle physiology and in young bone geometry resulting from thousands of movements per day. The wearer gains the experience – and the training potential – of prolonged therapeutic “handling” throughout the day, every day, as s/he undertakes routine activities using TheraTogs-induced improvements in posture and joint alignment, and while recruiting underused muscles at more normal lengths."

Calleigh has very low muscle tone and is showing many signs of having cerebral palsy, so we are really hoping that this new form of therapy will assist her in becoming stronger. Dana will be ordering Calleigh her own set and she will most likely wear them all day long, taking them off to sleep. We are very confident in the decision that Dana has made to incorporate Thera Togs into Calleigh's daily routine and we are excited to get started!