Physio With a Boost – the most powerful and innovative therapy method for Cerebral Palsy and Brain Injury

Intensive Suit Therapy – exceptionally effective and game changing therapy method for Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury, Post-Stroke Recovery,  Ataxia, Developmental Delays and other neurological conditions

How does it work?

Our Intensive Suit Therapy follows a specific protocol of intensive exercises in a repetitive format using a special suit to align the body while connecting the upper and lower body, left and right sides. This protocol establishes correct posture and weight distribution. The connection of the body through elastic bungies aids in sensory signals to the brain as each specific movement is enacted by the patient and led by our specially trained physiotherapists. The premise of the suit is to take pathological reflexes and transition them into functional movements. As a result patients are able to develop skills to train and retrain the brain, allowing movement to become both normalized and automatic. Its physio with a boost!

Intensive Suit Therapy is effective in Rehabilitating:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Ataxia
• Brain Injury
• Post Stroke Recovery
• Other Neurological Conditions

The Intensive Suit Therapy protocol

Exercises, the number of repetitions and resistance levels are customized to the individual. Our specialized therapists perform an assessment to customize the program based on individual need.

Our unique program combines the benefits of Physio, OT, Massage and optional Speech Language Pathology to achieve the body’s natural healing process. Parents can also choose to add the benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to complement the Suit Therapy.

The protocol calls for these specific exercises to be performed 3-4 hour a day for 3 to 4 weeks consecutively. Our sessions are comprised of the following components:

• Initial warm-up – hot packs and deep pressure massage to stimulate the muscle followed by moderate warm-up exercises (30-45 minutes)
• Application of the Suit (10-15 minutes)
• Intensive isolated muscle movement exercises, in the Universal Exercise Unit utilizing immobilizers and weight loads (up to 1 hour)
• Dynamic movement exercises using the Spyder (suspension) techniques, conducting assisted walk (suspended and non-suspended), push-ups, stand-ups, parallel bars, tricycle riding, and other modalities (up to 1 hour)
• Cool down and Suit removal (10-15 minutes)

Unique Effects of Suit Therapy

Our families have seen significant gains and benefits in their children/family members, as well as for themselves. The intense nature of the treatment lends itself to a rapid acceleration in the progress of a child with Cerebral Palsy. In fact, by the end of the 3rd week, parents are extremely likely to observe feasible positive changes in their children, and in many cases – quite significant improvements of their motor functions and general performance. It has been discovered that children who undergo intensive therapy acquire important developmental skills such as rolling, crawling, sitting, standing and walking, which they may not be able to achieve with traditional therapy or would take many months or years to achieve.

• It can potentially eliminate the need for surgeries that a child may have to undergo to fix contractures.
• Risks of deterioration/exacerbation of the condition of a child could be averted by following this intensive protocol.
• An important benefit to note, would be that a parent may save the huge long term costs of long term care and assistance, extra aid over the years, house and bathroom modifications, and/or hi-tech wheelchairs and their additional modifications.
• The effectiveness of this intensive therapy could drastically improve the child’s quality and enjoyment of life, not to mention provide significant peace of mind to the parents.
• Intensive Suit Therapy is effective not only with cerebral palsy, but also with post-stroke patients, those with acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, as well as other neuromuscular disorders.

Integrated Programmes

Combining Intensive Suit Therapy with other therapies increases the probability of overall improvement and is highly advisable. These would include Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBOT (Revivo offers a special package program incorporating both Suit Therapy and HBOT), Speech therapy, Nutrition, Biofeedback therapy and others.

Read our publications on how Suit Therapy may be beneficial for other medical conditions.

Treatment times:

Monday through Friday 09:00 am to 06:00 pm, with each patient’s schedule customized per approved and coordinated treatment plan. Treatment plan is based on Initial assessment findings and physiotherapist’s recommendations.

Therapy Costs

All consultations, whether over-the-phone or in person, are indeed free. Initial (Intake) Assessment conducted by our therapists takes about an hour and costs $100 CDN. The assessment will provide you with a detailed prognosis of what you and/or your child should be expecting from the therapy and set the goals. Intensive Suit Therapy costs depend on the approved individualized protocol and are based on $122 CDN per hour of therapy.

Since the therapy is conducted by certified/registered therapists significant portion of the total costs can be claimed under extended health care plans or private medical insurance.

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