We would love to have you visit the Playhouse! Please schedule and confirm your visit with the Site Director by calling (216) 529-3333 or emailing cleveland@gigisplayhouse.org, before coming by. Thank you!
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GiGi's Playhouse Cleveland • 15316 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
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GiGiFIT Teen
June 23, 2021 @ 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
GiGiFIT Teen – Introduces the key movements (MMPT Principles) of foundational exercises, hip strengthening exercises, and vestibular/balance exercises. The goal of this program is to:
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- Provide individuals with Down syndrome with a road map for purposeful, specific, and successful movement across their lifetime!
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- Improve Physical Therapy Goals: Strength, Endurance, Joint Stability, Balance, Coordination, Sequencing, Independent Practice, Lifetime of Participation
- Improve Fitness: Strength, Endurance, Power, Stamina
- Improve Balance and Coordination: Joint Stability, Posture, Movement Control
Resources
- Mann Method PT
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- Dr. Sarah Mann, PT, DPT, MBA
- Dr. Jennifer Spiric, PT, DPT
- Patricia C. Winders, PT, Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome