Feldenkreiss Therapy

[bws1565]

Just having a bad day:(

 

My mom just gave me a whole speech about how I am not helping my daughter, and she will grow up to be 'I don't know what'.

 

Truth to be said, we have had 3 kids with strep infections in the house in the last three weeks. DD15 has not caught it, has not complained about sore throat, but she has flared ;( .....Is it possible, not to catch a strep from a sibling who sleeps about three inches away from her, and has "forgotten" to take the last few doses of medicine. He is still complaining about sore throat, but his second culture was negative....

 

I think that her Pandas symptoms are better than in the past, but she is so terribly tired!!! She slept 13 hours over Saturday and was still exhausted Saturday night. Do we culture anyway? Do we give rx? Is there any reason that she would not catch a strep when several kids in the house have it?

 

On a different note, we have tried Feldenkreiss therapy. After 3 sessions I feel that she is doing better. Very subtle results, but they are there. Her eye contact is better. She actually spoke to her principal when being called in for frequent lateness rather than being selectively mute. (Principal called to express her wonder at this positive change). Has anyone done this to address anxiety? I have heard people having very good results, just wondering.

 

 

 

[BeeRae22]

My Pans dd is not strep triggered, but I have heard of many on this board saying that their Pandas kids will respond just to exposure to strep without actually having it. In any case, I would have her tested for sure, especially if she's flaring. Does she have a Pandas doc? What do they recommend? Is she being treated for Pandas? If abx helped in the past and you have strep in the house, I would definately get her on board!

 

I haven't heard of Feldenkreiss therapy. I'm going to have to google that!

 

Good luck!

[bws1565]

Oh silly me. I thought that the people on this board know it all!!

Feldenkreiss is a very soft touch/movement therapy that the practitioner performs on the passive child for about an hour at a time. My daughter lies on a bed and the therapist massages her back and gets her to do gentle movements. I have heard of very good results in my community. My cousin had her 3 year old child in a special needs school and once she started doing this, the child progressed amazingly. (She probably will not need this school for next year). The therapist amazingly gave me a complete rundown of my daughter's character after a 1 hour consultation session. I was really wowed.