Walk This Way Malta

21/06/2025

An amazing week has flown by with our Italian clients ❤️ thank you for the hospitality!

10/07/2024

We just had 2 intensive slots open up at Walk This Way Malta in Novemeber 2024! Should you be interested send us a PM!

2025 diary is also open should you want to reserve your weeks!

12/06/2024

This little man! Just amazing progress! We couldn’t be happier with how well he is doing! Hard work does pay off ❤️❤️

04/06/2024

Our superstar rocking her session today! ❤️❤️

15/11/2023

It’s not always easy pushing our kiddos, hearing them cry and complain but knowing we are making a difference in their lives means the world to us!

Thank you for teaching us to never give up Kate ❤️

Xi ġmiel ta' kliem!

31/10/2023

Every year we try and improve our services and this year we are proud to introduce our latest addition….. SPIDER CAGE THERAPY!!

We can’t wait to try it out with all our kiddos!

Spider Cage intensives will also be available to book as of November 2023. Don’t miss out!!

06/10/2023

Last minute cancellation for a two week physiotherapy intensive from the 9th to 20th October @ Walk This Way Malta aimed at strength and conditioning and focusing on achieving motor milestones.

Should anyone be interested kindly send us a PM (days flexible according to needs)

28/09/2023

PHYSICAL THERAPY INTENSIVE Walk This Way Malta

We are excited to share we have last minute openings for intensives in October, November and December!

Bookings are also being taken for 2024!

Intensives capitalize on the neuroplasticity of a young child’s brain and allow additional time to focus on existing therapy goals and create new challenges

But… what is neuroplasticity? And why is it so important?

In the easiest of definitions, the brain is able to grow and adapt to positive motor input and create new pathways for information to travel. By repeating a specific skilled exercise over and over again with your child, as we do during an intensive, we are teaching the brain how it is supposed to work and telling it to create a pathway to do it on its own! This leads to progress in areas of concern as well as aids the child to master desired skills and movements.

Get in touch with us for more information 🙂

03/08/2023

Couldn’t be prouder of this little man making his first steps yesterday ❤️ well done Adam ❤️❤️

28/07/2023

Last minute cancellation!

We have had a last minute cancellation for an intensive from the 14-18th August. Should anyone be interested please get in touch with us via PM

08/05/2023

Please note route closure from Monday 8th May till 15th June. Will update accordingly

15/04/2023

Is strength training recommended for children with hypertonic musculature?

Let’s have a look at some of the literature available and see what it has to say 😃

1. Damiano & Abel,1999: this study showed that children with spastic CP provided with a strengthening program, demonstrated improved strength without increased tone

2. Dodd and colleagues (2002): In a review of 10 empirical studies found enough evidence to establish strength-training programs (with free weights, isometric, isokinetic, concentric and eccentric exercises) improve muscle strength in spastic and non-spastic muscle groups in children and young adults with CP, with no increase in spasticity.

3. Stackhouse et al. (2007): demonstrated in their study that spastic muscles are weak muscles and will benefit from strengthening

4. Novak et al. (2019): this systemic review of interventions published in Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports gives modalities such as Strength Training and Treadmill training the “green light” and disputes the longstanding belief that strengthening muscles impaired by CNS dysfunction would increase spasticity

The image attached to this post outlines the methods currently being used in the treatment of children with CP and categorizes them into:

DO IT
PROBABLY DO IT
WORTH IT LINE
PROBABLY DONT DO IT
DON’T DO IT

I highly suggest that everyone has a look at this article:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-020-1022-z

Happy reading and good weekend ❤️

Specialist Therapy Centre focused on strength and conditioning for individuals born with Neuromuscul