Yes, it’s a very sturdy, orthopaedic stander. It will help stretch Jon’s hamstrings and hopefully inhibit further progress of his scoliosis. Jon did some standing in class this past year, and it turns out he’d prefer to stand and learn than sit. It was especially effective for teaching math, and we walked into a class where Jon’s teacher Denis was basically giving Jon the “stand and deliver” treatment. The whole class was involved, but if any of the other students were having trouble, Jon was called in to suggest assistance. Wow.
He quite likes it, and can do about 30-50 minutes in it out of the gate. With any luck, as we continue he’ll develop some musculature to support himself for even longer.
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Bev says:
July 16, 2010 at 5:00 pm (UTC 0)
That’s great. Stand up and be counted, Jon!