Stand-to-Sit with Control for Athetoid Cerebral Palsy 🚶🏽‍♂️⬇️ | Eccentric Control | Pediatric PT #2

I am so excited for you to meet my new co-instructor, Ne’Quan. Ne’Quan has spastic athetoid cerebral palsy, and I was his physical therapist from age 9 through age 26. When we began filming this playlist, he was 27 — and at this point, we are simply dear friends. 💙✨ Although Ne’Quan is older, the motor challenges he experiences are similar to those I see in much younger children with comparable impairments. The strategies, activities, and exercises in this series are ones I would use across ages; the biggest difference is that Ne’Quan is wonderfully cooperative! With younger clients, I would build these same skills through play or rewards. With Ne’Quan, his motivation was always simple: listening to his favorite music 🎶 and the easy rapport we’ve built over many years. In this video, we focus on stand-to-sit transitions with control, specifically targeting eccentric control — the ability to lower the body smoothly and safely rather than collapsing into a chair. Many clients who can stand independently still struggle with sitting down in a controlled way, often “dropping” into the chair. Practicing this skill improves safety, confidence, and long-term functional independence. This session takes place in Ne’Quan’s home, using a standard dining room chair without armrests, making the activity realistic and easy to replicate. We work on slowing the descent using a verbal count, adjusting seat height to change task difficulty, and adding a pillow-touch drill to help Ne’Quan grade his movement and maintain control while lowering. Ne’Quan walks independently for mobility but needs an adult nearby to spot him for safety 🚶🏽‍♂️✨. He does not speak and communicates through gestures, signs, an alphabet board, and a communication device. His receptive language skills are strong. He also has limited grasp and hand control, which affects fine-motor and self-help tasks 🤲🏽. He continues to receive private physical therapy. In the past, he has participated in speech therapy (ST) and occupational therapy (OT). Functionally, he is most similar to a GMFCS Level III. Ne’Quan loves Classic Country music, Jazz, and Spiritual music 🎷🎵 — and he has an absolutely killer smile. I hope you enjoy him as much as I do. I feel genuinely blessed to have him in my life and to share this new series with you. 💛 🎥 Watch All of Ne’Quan’s Videos (Playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAkJbMrHyKjNPEoC-A5MaSjxfr_omXGDS 🌐 More Resources Website: https://www.pediatricPTexercises.com Facebook: Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises Email: amysturkey@gmail.com 💬 Captions / Accessibility I’ve reviewed and corrected the captions for clarity. To turn on captions: click CC. To change caption language: Settings (⚙️) → Subtitles/CC → choose a language or Auto-translate. 📚 Books by Amy Sturkey (Amazon) Children’s Books P is for Poop and Pee Accidents — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLSRJ483 A is for Anxiety — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LXQ3W6V A is for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QH9H5HR C is for Cerebral Palsy — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088TSJCYP D is for Down Syndrome — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079P8HH49 A is for Autism — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071F4FFTB Professional Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercise Books Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises for the Hips — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998156736 Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises for the Knees — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998156760 Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises for the Ankles — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TX2ZCFD