Rebound Therapy / Special Needs
What is Rebound Therapy?
Rebound Therapy is a visionary new therapy technique for intellectually and physically handicapped children and adolescents.
"Rebound Therapy" is a registered trademark in Great Britain (www.reboundtherapy.org) foundered by E.G. Anderson, in 1969 and describes the use of trampolines in providing therapeutic exercise and recreation for people with a wide range of special needs. The use of trampolines with the assistance of an instructor can bring about an exercise of internal organs and muscle groups in a student to assist fitness, movement and communication. The exercise techniques used on a trampoline are known to use more muscle groups than Hydrotherapy or any other ground based physical activity.
Who can benefit from Rebound Therapy?
Participants range from mild to severe physical disabilities and from mild to profound and multiple learning disabilities, including dual sensory impairment and autistic spectrum.
The current Rebound Therapy Program caters for children and adolescents who are school aged (5 -18 years). Pre-school aged children with special needs are incorporated into our Kindergym program.
What are the benefits of Rebound Therapy?
Rebound therapy is used to:
- Facilitate movement
- Promote balance
- Promote and increase and decrease in muscle tone
- Promote relaxation
- Promote sensory integration
- Improve fitness and exercise tolerance
- Improve communication skills.
- Combat Obesity.
Rebound Therapy Instructors at Castle Hill RSL
Castle Hill RSL currently the only provider of Rebound Therapy in NSW.
Castle Hill RSL has four qualified Rebound Therapy instructors, all of whom attended an intensive training course with Eddy Anderson (founder of Rebound Therapy) and Paul Kaye (current Rebound UK course presenter), with a further three instructors currently undertaking Rebound Therapy training.
Current Rebound Therapy instructors at Castle Hill are:
- Deb Patton
- Dianne Mustafa
- Talia Byrnes
- Gillian Needham
Rebound Therapy Program at Castle Hill RSL
The Rebound Therapy Program at Castle Hill operates on Sunday mornings for six week blocks during the NSW school term.
Participants are placed into small squad groups (based on assessment) and attend a specified 45 minute Rebound Therapy session.
The dates for Rebound Therapy for 2012:
- Term 1: Sundays - 19th February - 25th March
- Term 2: Sundays – 20th May - 17th June
- Term 3: Sundays – 5th August - 16th September (not including Fathers day on 2nd Sept.)
- Term 4: Sundays – 28th October - 2nd December
The Rebound Therapy Program costs $80 per term block, which includes a Rebound Therapy t-shirt.
Please contact the Castle Hill RSL gymnastics office (9846 1270) for more information or to arrange an assessment.
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