On Thursday, I took some photos of what’s happening in the outpatient therapy my parents setup for Chris at the start of the year. Maybe it’ll make it a little more clear what’s involved with traumatic brain injury rehabilitation?
My mom and I took the train downtown to meet up with my dad and Chris (they rode down in the usual MetroAccess paratransit vehicle).
In the first three therapy photos, the speech therapist is continuing to encourage vocalization from Chris. The pads on his cheeks are electrodes (neuromuscular electrical stimulation of his facial muscles). The remaining photos are of a combined two hour physical / occupational therapy session, also involving the use of the different e-stim devices, various stretches and a standing frame at the end:
