There are several issues going on here. One is "can what we do help
him?" and another is the cost.

Since he's been going to PT for so long, I'm wondering what they've
done for him. Usually traditional PT focuses on evaluation,
strengthening and movement, but not as much hands-on. Has anyone
looked at birth trauma or neurological issues here (e.g. cerebral
palsy, torticollis, or something else)? There's a Rolfer and
Chiropractor here in Oakland California that has a theory about long-
term shortness in various areas might be due to nerves being
"tethered" in the myofascia (Don Hazen's Neurology of Posture). I've
had great success working on such things from this perspective but
your perspective client is very young for this. Craniosacral might
also be helpful in the short term. Mostly, I've had little luck
using Rolfing for this sort of client, but if the client can travel
to Russia, what's a trip to Oakland?

The cost is also an issue. Most SI isn't covered by insurance and so
would have to be out of pocket. That's a consideration that may
limit how much SI is explored for this little guy.
--
Michael Vilain, Certified Advanced Rolfer
michael@... http://www.vilain.com

Gravity is the opposite of comedy.
It's deja vu all over again--Yogi Berra
In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice, they are not.--Yogi Berra

On Jun 21, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Bevin Keely wrote:

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> Bevin Keely, LMP
> Rolf Method of Structural Integration
> www.bevinkeely.com
> 206.343.9653
> Hello, all. A client forwarded this email to me, wonder what you all
> have to offer? Any experience with situations like this? Best, Bevin
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>> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 11:45 PM
>> To: MS Parents with special (needs) children; Autism Info Exchange
>> Subject: Looking for new PT-like therapies
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>> Hi All,
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>> My son is nearly 6 and in addition to some developmental delays
>> we’ve been working through he’s suffering from very tight hamstrings
>> and also a “cavus” foot which is also very inflexible. Both of
>> these issues are worsening over time. He’s been in PT for nearly 3
>> years at this point (2x per week) and they’ve been trying to do
>> stretches with him all along to limited effect. He’s capable of
>> walking/running/and very limited jumping but he has difficulty with
>> his coordination, and in cases such as swimming it becomes obvious
>> that his bilateral capabilities are suffering from his issues as
>> well as obvious problems dye . We’ve tried some traditional massage
>> and there seems to be some benefit but it disappears pretty quickly
>> if we stop plus with no insurance support for this it gets expensive
>> over long periods of time. My wife has been to Russia with my son a
>> couple of times and they have done basically a deep tissue massage
>> on him and while it’s painful for him we’ve seen pretty decent
>> responses but once again the effect is short lived and obviously the
>> trip is pretty long to do this. It seems the ideal therapy would be
>> a combination of techniques for a lasting effect. For instance does
>> anyone have any experience with the various therapies
>> here:www.therapies4kids.com
>> ? Or with Rolfing or anything else that may be of help with these
>> sort of issues? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Rob
>>
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