You have found the practice of Carla Oswald Reed. Carla brings 51 years experience as a Pediatric Physical Therapist; 36 years experience as a Feldenkrais Method® practitioner; 16 years experience as an Anat Baniel Method® (ABM) practitioner; and 5 years experience as an Anat Baniel NeuroMovement Method® Trainer to her work with children who have special needs.
Below, Carla shares her insights concerning ABM, the relationship between ABM and conventional Physical Therapy, and the positive outcomes young children with special needs experience for themselves with ABM. Carla was interviewed at the Scandinavian Center of Neurodevelopmental Movement in Fredensborg, Denmark in 2012.
Carla works with Children with the following Special Needs:
- Cerebral Palsy or H.I.E.
- Developmental Cognitive, Gross or Fine Motor, or Speech Delay
- Low Muscle Tone
- Genetic Differences
- Complications of Extremely Premature Birth
- Structural Anomalies of the brain, skeleton, etc.
- Spina Bifida/Myelomeningocele
- Muscular & Mitochondrial Diseases
- Traumatic or Anoxic Brain Injuries
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Recovery from musculoskeletal or other injuries
- Postural or Gait Differences and
- Any deviations from typical developmental skills, movement patterns, and/or posture
Review Carla's website and learn more about her work...
...and how she creatively integrates her unique background and extensive advanced training when she works with children in her practice.
Carla's Movement to Wholeness practice, located in Sterling, Virginia draws families of children with special needs from the surrounding areas of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., as well as from all over the U.S. and internationally.
Families seek out Carla for her 51 years of experience as a pediatric Physical Therapist, her expertise in the Feldenkrais and Anat Baniel Methods, how she networks with other leading edge alternative methods, her guidance in using the Upsee and PlayPak for dynamic learning, and her innovative ideas for promoting healthy hip joint development in order to minimize the risk of hip subluxation or dislocation.
As your child learns how to think, sense, feel, move, communicate, and interact more effectively, the possibilities for your child's continued functional improvement and increased self awareness are limitless!