Balance, Balance, Balance

Luke standing by himself holding onto the wall.

Luke sitting up by himself pushing buttons on his computer.

We have been working with Luke on his balance. We have been doing lots of sitting with him on the carpet, and some standing. We will have him stand using his walker or help him walk to get somewhere in the house where he has something to hold onto. I must say, his balance is getting so much better. He really needs to get his core strong in order to advance in other areas. So, that is our focus right now. He is getting to where now when he is sitting he is able to play rolley-ball, which takes other coordination skills because he has to use his good hand to roll the ball back and forth.

Here is part of an email I received from another mom whose daughter has a brain injury...I found it very encouraging:

Brain pruning

Synaptic pruning is thought to help the brain transition from childhood, when it is able to learn and make new connections easily, to adulthood, when it is a bit more settled in its structure, but can focus on a single problem for longer and carry out more complex thought processes.

For example, if a child receives a brain injury before age 10, another area of the brain can often take over the functions of the damaged region. If the same injury occurs at age 20, however, the person may lose a vital ability, because the brain has lost the flexibility to transfer that function to another area.

Thanks for checking in...believe!