Ability Plus Therapy

Ability Plus Therapy Using intensive pediatric physical therapy, we’ve been able to help children accomplish their dreams.
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06/01/2026

Sometimes the right support can completely change how a child experiences everyday tasks. 💚

Corrine modeled using TD Snap, selecting “brush hair” to get her ready for practicing self-care.

What made this meaningful was how well she responded to The Neuro Standard hairbrush. Corrine noted that the softer bristles appeared more sensory-friendly and caused less pulling than traditional brushes, helping make the experience more comfortable and positive for Mayla. 🙌

While brushing her hair, she was also working on:
✨ Functional self-care skills
✨ Communication through AAC + ASL
✨ Sensory processing
✨ Motor planning + coordination
✨ Participation in daily routines
✨ Independence

This is what meaningful occupational therapy looks like, supporting kids with tools and strategies that help them participate more comfortably and confidently in everyday life. 💚

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05/29/2026

Able and accomplished! 🙌

The last three Intensive Therapy sessions were filled with hard work, determination, laughter, and so many meaningful moments. 💚

💥 Ricky did sit-ups and reaching to target his core strength. He used a weighted bar, added in rotations, controlled his reaching, and maintaining knee bends for improved stability and control.
🕸️ Mateo got into the Spider Cage for standing and reaching. This helped to work on dynamic postural control, coordination, and head control while encouraging forward flexion to break his extensor tone pattern.
⬆️ Leo worked in the Levity Gait Trainer and the Spider Cage to practice assisted sit-to-stands. Through controlled lowering to target weight bearing, hamstring stretching, hip alignment, and core engagement, the setup helped counter his extensor thrust patterns while reinforcing more controlled movement.

Every activity was intentionally designed to help them build strength, coordination, balance, and independence in ways that support everyday life. 🙌

Fantastic work Ricky, Mateo, and Leo! 💪

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05/27/2026

Support our School and Change their future! Have to be present to WIN!

Help us welcome to our two new Therapy Techs, Shannon and Lexi! 💚We’re excited to have them as part of the Ability Plus ...
05/27/2026

Help us welcome to our two new Therapy Techs, Shannon and Lexi! 💚

We’re excited to have them as part of the Ability Plus Therapy family and look forward to all the ways they’ll support our kiddos and therapists each day. ✨

👉 Drop a 👋 in the comments to help us welcome our newest team members!

05/25/2026

A “thank you” lunch for a team that does so much. 💚

Last week we celebrated our SLPs with a well-deserved lunch and a little something personalized, because the care, patience, and intention they bring to every session deserves to be recognized.

They help our kiddos communicate, connect, and build confidence in ways that impact everyday life, and we got to celebrate them.

Happy Speech, Language, and Hearing Month! ✨

05/22/2026

Balance is about more than just standing still, it’s about body awareness, coordination, and learning how to control movement. 💪

While supported in the spider cage, Nolan practiced tandem standing on the GiBoard by Gibbon USA to challenge higher-level balance skills in a way his body could better understand and respond to.

⚖️ 8 Bungees + GiBoard – Using proprioceptive input from both the spider cage and the board to improve body awareness and maintain tandem standing without compensating out of position.
🏐 8 Bungees + Ball Toss – Adding a two-handed toss game to challenge balance and coordination while encouraging him to stop relying on the bungees for stability.
🔥 4 Bungees + Ball Toss – Progressing the challenge by reducing support and requiring more independent balance and control.

The goal wasn’t just balancing. It was learning where his body is in space and how to control it.
This is what intentional progression in physical therapy looks like. 🙌

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05/20/2026

Leo’s three-week Intensive Therapy session was all about building control, coordination, and head stability through purposeful movement and play. 💪

🍌 Banana Blast Game + TheraSuit – Rolling from his back onto his side to reach for bananas while working to separate arm movements from head and neck patterns. This targeted reflex integration (Moro + STNR), serratus strengthening, and more controlled reaching in a gravity-eliminated position.
🎲 Sorry! Game – Tall Kneeling – While playing with a therapy friend, he worked on head control, hip extension, and weight bearing through his arms in tall kneeling.
🪑 Sorry! Game – Sitting Balance – Working on sitting balance, left arm propping, right arm reaching, and head control while using the Head Pod for improved alignment and support through weakened ranges.
⬆️ Levity Gait Trainer by Ora Medical + Spider Cage – Practicing assisted sit-to-stands and controlled lowering while targeting weight bearing, hamstring stretching, hip alignment, and core engagement. The setup helped counter his extensor thrust patterns while reinforcing more controlled movement.
👵 Greedy Grandma Game – While seated in the spider cage, he worked on sitting balance, lateral righting, oblique activation, and head control through dynamic seated play.

Every exercise was designed with intention and movement to challenge his body in new ways. This is how intensive therapy builds strength, control, and independence, one purposeful activity at a time. 🙌

Great job Leo! 💪

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Looking for more than just a job?At Ability Plus Therapy, our team shows up every day to make a real impact in the lives...
05/18/2026

Looking for more than just a job?

At Ability Plus Therapy, our team shows up every day to make a real impact in the lives of the kiddos we serve and the families who trust us. 💚

We’re looking for passionate Physical Therapists who want to grow, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and be part of something meaningful.

The impact isn’t just measured in progress notes, it’s felt in the connections you build and the lives you help change every day.

If you’re looking for meaningful work and a team that feels like home, we’d love to connect.

👉 Visit our careers page: https://loom.ly/LPUO7RE to learn more.

05/15/2026

Laughter, fun, and a whole lot of friendly competition! 🃏

During a game of Mantis by Exploding Kittens at a Rifton Adaptive Desk, these three young men worked toward their individual goals, each one supported in a way that met their unique needs. 💚

🗣️ Aiden worked on:
Conversation starters
Sequencing + executive function
Setting up their environment
Social skills + turn taking
Standing supported through a wheelchair-to-stand transition

⚖️ Will worked on:
Postural strength + dynamic balance
Rocker board challenge
“Conversation Measuring Cup” to build intentional social interaction
Social skills + turn taking
Standing independently, adding the balance challenge

🤲 Leduar worked on:
Reaching + grasping
Pinching + fine motor control
Standing for functional tasks like brushing teeth + self-care
Social skills + turn taking
Standing supported with the Molift Raiser Pro

Every laugh, every move, every card played was a step toward greater independence. 🙌

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05/13/2026

The power of Intensive Physical Therapy. 💪

During Mateo’s three-week session, every exercise was designed to challenge his patterns, build strength, and create more control through movement.

🕸️ Standing in the Spider Cage - Reaching to place the ball was working on dynamic postural control, coordination, and head control while encouraging forward flexion to break his extensor tone pattern.
⬇️ Squats in the Spider Cage - Building strength and control through full range while targeting terminal hip and knee extension and actively stretching hamstrings and countering withdrawal patterns.
🐾 Quadruped (Reflex Integration) - On all fours, lifting and lowering his head to a target then turning left and right is helping integrate reflexes and improve coordination between head and body movement.
⚡ Galileo Standing - Focusing on weight acceptance, midline alignment, and full-body activation to help him build the strength and endurance needed for standing, stepping, and transfers.

Every movement is intentional. Every rep is building something bigger.

This is how we turn effort into independence. 🙌
Way to go, Mateo! 💪

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4450 W Eau Gallie Boulevard, Ste 180
Melbourne, FL
32934

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