In-Home Pediatric Physiotherapy & DMI

Experience personalized therapy in the comfort of your home with our in-home pediatric physiotherapy and Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) services, available in South Surrey, British Colombia and surrounding areas. Our tailored sessions are designed to stimulate neuroplasticity and enhance motor skills, addressing everything from head control to advanced balance and coordination.

Tailored Home Exercise Programs

We provide customized home exercise plans to support and reinforce your child’s progress between sessions, ensuring continuous development and improvement.

Parent Education

We offer valuable guidance on managing spasticity, understanding hip dysplasia, and other critical topics to empower you with the knowledge needed to support your child’s growth and well-being effectively.

Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI)

What is DMI?

Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) is a therapeutic approach designed to enhance motor skills in children with developmental delays by improving automatic postural responses and facilitating progress toward developmental milestones. DMI aims to stimulate neuroplasticity, encouraging the brain to form new connections and advance motor development through targeted exercises selected by the therapist.

Who Benefits from DMI?

DMI supports babies and children with motor delays, from developing neck control to enhancing higher-level balance and coordination, regardless of cognitive abilities. We work with children as young as 2 months old. Please note that some therapists may have weight restrictions due to the need for lifting and handling during the therapy.

What Happens During DMI?

Following a brief assessment, the therapist selects exercises to challenge and develop the child’s motor skills and foundational milestones. Sessions involve varied sensory and motor challenges with repeated exercises to build automatic movements, improve balance, and enhance overall function. Exercises are performed on a tabletop or floor, tailored to the child’s abilities, and may include additional therapeutic techniques and equipment for optimal results.

DMI Focuses On:

• Gross Motor Skills: Developing automatic movements from birth to promote neurological maturity.
• Gradual Progression: Increasing exercise difficulty to foster greater independence.
• Alignment and Postural Control: Enhancing anatomical alignment and postural control.
• Range of Motion: Achieving muscle and joint flexibility through functional stretching.
• Balance: Improving balance through targeted exercises.
• Functional Movements: Facilitating milestones like rolling, sitting, standing, and walking.
• Somatosensory Development: Using sensory feedback to refine balance, muscle control, and movement.
• Modifying Tone and Reflexes: Normalizing movement patterns and integrating primitive reflexes.
• Global Development: Supporting overall skill development as a by-product of intensive intervention.

Gross Motor Therapy Intensives

The Intensive Therapy Model is gaining popularity as a specialized approach for treating children with neurological and genetic disorders. At EZ Steps Physiotherapy, we specifically utilize the Intensive Therapy Model with a focus on DMI to enhance your child’s development and quality of life. Intensive Therapy increases both the frequency and intensity of sessions. These sessions are available in 5-day blocks, typically running from Monday to Friday, with each block including at least ten therapy hours (about 2 hours per day). Sessions typically range from 1 to 3 hours each, depending on your child’s endurance and age. These sessions focus on improving gross motor skills such as rolling, crawling, sitting, standing, or walking.

Telehealth Consultations

Our Telehealth Consultations offer flexible and convenient access to advice from the comfort of your home. Whether you have questions about your childʼs therapy or need guidance on specific challenges, we are just a video call away. These sessions provide personalized support, allowing you to discuss your child’s progress and receive tailored strategies.