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It looks like just a big steel cage, but it's actually an innova*tive piece of equipment that physi*cal therapists can use with pa*tients who are trying to build strength and learn or relearn bal*ance and flexibility.
It's referred to as the "jungle gym," and it's the newest addition to the comprehensive therapy de*partment at Baptist Medical Cen*ter East. Patients of all ages can use the equipment, and it can sup*port up to 350 pounds.
But on Tuesday morning, the patient was little Logan Mask, 7, who has cerebral palsy. Though he can walk unassisted, his physical therapists are working with him to improve his balance and to make it possible for him to run and climb, said his mom, Christy Mask.
Logan demonstrated a few movements with Cindy LaPorte, associate professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences at Alabama State Univer*sity. ASU is Baptist's partner in the purchase and use of the jungle gym. It's housed at Baptist East, but ASU students will use it for training and research.
It looks like just a big steel cage, but it's actually an innova*tive piece of equipment that physi*cal therapists can use with pa*tients who are trying to build strength and learn or relearn bal*ance and flexibility.
It's referred to as the "jungle gym," and it's the newest addition to the comprehensive therapy de*partment at Baptist Medical Cen*ter East. Patients of all ages can use the equipment, and it can sup*port up to 350 pounds.
But on Tuesday morning, the patient was little Logan Mask, 7, who has cerebral palsy. Though he can walk unassisted, his physical therapists are working with him to improve his balance and to make it possible for him to run and climb, said his mom, Christy Mask.
Logan demonstrated a few movements with Cindy LaPorte, associate professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences at Alabama State Univer*sity. ASU is Baptist's partner in the purchase and use of the jungle gym. It's housed at Baptist East, but ASU students will use it for training and research.