Who we help · Down syndrome
The first two years change everything.
Children with Trisomy 21 almost always share one central motor challenge: low muscle tone. Focused, active early support in the first 24 months can change your child’s motor trajectory for life.
The starting point
Low muscle tone isn’t harmless.
Hypotonia sounds mild — it isn’t. Low muscle tone means the muscles have to work harder to do the same job. Sitting costs more energy, standing is delayed, and walking takes longer to arrive. Left alone, it doesn’t resolve on its own — but with the right, active work early on, children build the strength and control that everyday movement depends on.
The first 24 months
A wide window — but time-critical.
The motor-development window in the first and second year is broad, but it won’t wait. We build an active, individual programme around your child — typically combining:
- Galileo vibration activation — from around 6–9 months
- DMI (Dynamic Movement Intervention) — effective very early
- NISE-Stim — for targeted muscle activation
- TheraTogs — as soon as your child pulls up to stand
- GMFM & Peabody-3 — so we measure, not guess
- A daily home programme you can keep up
Family Centered Care
You are the main therapist.
With Down syndrome, Family Centered Care matters more than anywhere. You are the main actor: you do around 90% of the training in everyday life — we do the other 10%, and we calibrate. We teach you the handling and the small daily exercises, so progress keeps building between visits.
“What you build in the first year, your child carries for a lifetime.”
What to avoid
Four mistakes we help you skip.
- Waiting — hypotonia doesn’t resolve on its own
- Once a week only — the dose is usually not enough
- Passive methods instead of active practice
- Therapy without regular re-evaluation
Ready to start? Let’s build the plan.
Book a free introductory call and we’ll structure a 6-month programme together — with you and your child’s paediatrician.