Joint Compression/Deep Pressure...

[bayoubaby1]

I am sure that some of you have tried it for SI issues. Our PT trained me today how to do it and she wants it done every morning and every night just before he goe to sleep. She is supposed to be really good and specializes in therapy for autistic children. I am just wondering if it really works and how long it is usually before you see results.

[Nank]

I tried this for a while with my DS and it did not work AT ALL. He actually HATED it. I swear we were the only ones that it didn't work for. He couldn't stand the brushing and went crazy when I did it. I finally asked the OT am I supposed to be holding him down and forcing this on him and then we concluded that it was not for him.

I had heard such wonderful things about it but it did not work for us.

However, he can tolerate being rolled up in a blanket and then "squishing" him all over his body. That's what the OT recommended next. We still do that sometimes before school when his anxiety kicks up.

Good luck!

[Stacy-AZ]

I do this with John William if he is having trouble focusing on a particular activity. I have found that it does help him relax a little and focus better immediately after we did it. He is a big sensory seeker. We tried the brushing, that did not work, but the deep pressure and joint compressions worked like a charm. We also have a weighted snake that we used to sit in his lap when we were first working with him at table activities, it helped give him the deep pressure input he needed. We no longer need that now as he knows what is expected of him and what to expect of us at table activities.

Every kiddo is different, so it does not hurt to try! Good luck!

[momla]

Works well for Jake to help keep him calm and relaxed. So does the Wilbarger brushing thing. We haven't done either in a long time. Maybe I should. That might help with the anxiety of school.

[Cathy]

both my boys love it. I can't remember how long it took to see results.

[scoute]

Jasen likes it. He actually seeks it and will sometimes take our hands to rub an area he likes.

[susane]

the brushing for Jacob was almost immediatley effective in the beginning. He looooooved. Actually we hadn't done it for a yr but due to his current classroom atmosphere we are going back to in at the beginning of March.

[Suebee]

It worked well for our son. We still do it sometimes. Infact I brushed him this morning. I have a broken wrist at the moment so I did not do sompressions. You can get the same results from things like trampoline and gynastics. I found it very helpful when our son was 3-4 with the brushing but our schedual was every 4 hours. He seemed to grow out of the need.


Sue

[bayoubaby1]

He has been responding well to the "dots" and compression. He gripes sometimes because he knows that it relaxes him and makes him sleepy...and he is still a huge sleep fighter. We have not done the brushing yet. We started with "tickles" (just a dowel rod with yarn attached and he loves it)...they do it at therapy some too.