Physical Therapy Case Study Essay

Background Information Client is 13 year old female with short brown hair. The child has no verbal skills, is still in diapers, and can not walk. The client was discovered on November 4, 1970 in the child’s parents home located in Los Angeles, California. According to the social worker, who removed the client from her home, there was clear neglect and abuse. The child was living with her parents, father Clark, mother Irene, and brother John. According to the records, the child was confined to her room with only a cage with chicken wire on top to keep the child inside. The child also had a potty chair in the room that she was strapped to from time to time. The client has no formal education, has not been exposed to the outdoors. She was given minimal natural light by a three inch exposure at the top of the child’s window. According to the clients brother both parents had no formal education. …show more content…
For the development of motor skills the client should begin physical therapy through guided play sessions. It is important to let the child guide the degree of difficulty in these tasks. It is important that the child does not fell stressed to accomplish something she is unable to do because of delays. For example let the child play with a ball. She may not trust the ball at first but allow her to explore the ball in any way she chooses. Do not discourage her in any way. After she has had time to explore this new object demonstrate what you can do with the ball (ie. throw the ball, kick the ball, roll the ball across the ground ect.). Allow the child to observe until she is ready to imitate these actions. Do not push the client. This will only hinder further development and possibly stress the child and cause her to regress. After the child is comfortable with a new object continue to introduce objects to help develop her motor and language