Re: Wilbarger Brushing Protocal

[Guest guest]

Annette, we did it with Allie for over a year. I have mixed feelings

about it, as the OT we had attended the seminar and suddenly felt

this was the one and only way to do the brushing. Another, more

experienced OT told me she's seen just as many do well with

Wilbarger as the 10-stroke method (sorry, don't know official title)

and sometimes she found a hybrid method worked even better.

Debi

> Any responses would be greatly appreciated online or offline.

>

> TYVM,

>

> Annette in IL

> Proud Mom of Tyler

[Guest guest]

Annette,

Never knew exactly what the formal name of the brushing technique was. We used

it a few years back w/ our son. One of his

current Ed. specialists is using it before/during his tutoring w/ great outcome.

Here's one link w/ directions. I Googled Wilbarger Brushing and found lots of

sites.

www.facei.org/ot-brushingprotocol.doc

Good luck,

Jill

proudoftyler wrote:

> I am in the process of finding a new OT for my 28 month old son. He

> will not allow his hands or arms to be touched. No hand holding

> either. I have asked my OT about the Wilbarger Brushing Protocal 3

> times with no results. She doesn't know how to do it and has not

> attend a course for instruction.

>

> Do any of you know of any links to complete instructions for this

> technique? I feel my son would greatly benefit with this therapy and

> am very dedicated to any recovery efforts. I am also able to devote

> any amount of time or frequency for this therapy.

>

> Any responses would be greatly appreciated online or offline.

>

> TYVM,

>

> Annette in IL

> Proud Mom of Tyler

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Annette,

I did this to my son when he was three........You can order the little

plastic brushes from doing a search . You brush the skin gently towards the

heart. Do not brush the stomach or you will cause vomiting.I brush in the

morning ,afternoon and evening and it was fun to do for him.Use lots of

soothing explaining about what and why you are doing it and be gentle.

FWIW< R