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You can’t build strength in a muscle that can’t move.

It might surprise you, but therapy doesn’t have to follow a perfect checklist of milestones. We can work on age-appropriate skills like walking, even if a child isn’t sitting yet. BUT—if there’s no available range to move through, we’re not setting them up for success.

This week, we had to go back to basics.

Why?

Because tight hamstrings, hip flexors, chest, and neck muscles were pulling this sweet girl into a little ball of flexion—making standing nearly impossible.

✨ In just two days of focusing on a stretching program, we’re already seeing changes. ✨

As we increase her range of motion, we’ll layer in the strength she needs to rise, balance, and eventually stand on her own—just like her parents have dreamed.

👉 At AKAP we say:
“First the range, then the rise.”
Because flexible, lengthened muscles make strength and movement possible.

If your child is stuck in flexion or struggling to progress, let us help you uncover the missing piece.

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