The Spider
The Spider is central to Footsteps therapy. Developed in Poland, the Spider enables therapists to carry out a full course of exercises in any chosen position. Elastic ropes are adjusted to exercise different parts of the patient’s body.
The equipment creates a unique ‘spider’s web’ which is different for each child and is continually changing throughout the therapy session depending on the exercises and the amount of support needed. The Spider increases independence and security, and therefore motivates even the most reluctant child, allowing them a totally new experience of movement and balance.
Therapy in the Spider helps particularly with movements such as supporting, reaching, grasping and holding. The child can achieve the correct body positions for crawling, sitting, kneeling, one-legged kneeling and standing, as well as maintaining and changing these positions independently. The Spider is loved by children as it gives them, for the first time, freedom to move on their own.
Footsteps also use traditional therapeutic equipment such as balls, rolls, trampolines, treadmills and ladders to facilitate therapy.
