September 28, 2011 Recovery update! Chloe’s physical therapy sessions helped her shoulder and arm muscles work together which improved her functional movements. Chloe is learning to use both her arms and shoulders in new ways, new neurological pathways can form. Chloe was discharged by Ryan her physical therapist, he reminded us if any problems come up to come back. Chloe has started the next stage of her treatment with her music therapist and personal trainer. They need to show Chloe what the shoulder joint can do and how to use it. So Music therapy does this through dance. Personal trainer will do it by working her arms over her head in different exercise positions. We will continue to check in with the neurologist and she will continue to monitor Chloe's progress. Chloe saw the eye doctor this September. He was impressed with her response time and the ability to respond to directions given her. He stated her vision was excellent and her ability to follow his finger with her eyes has greatly improved. She is still having problems with being able to fix her eyes on a page and her problem with glare is still an issue too. We continue to work on eye hand coordination in typing, music and Spanish. We may need to work on longer reading periods and if Chloe works on longer pieces of music without stopping may also help. Chloe is a kinesthetic learner and with her increased motor production may help to explain her improved note reading and problem solving skills. Reading and math are also improving. Chloe works independently for 3 hours each morning. I check her work when she completes a task and have noticed improved accuracy in all subjects too.