self-paced, online workshop for caretakers & partners

Supporting
At-Home SCI Rehab

Best practices for caretakers & partners assisting with at-home therapy exercises

As a caretaker assisting with at-home therapy exercises,
you are extending your body to help theirs. 

This partnership is about communication, collaboration, and respect for each other’s health & safety.

Learn how to support [your person] while keeping your body safe and the partnership alive.

As an SCI athlete working to get beneficial movement at home, you may have to ask your partner, family member, caretaker, or friend (“partner”) to assist with your exercises.

This can be frustrating and awkward and might break boundaries you previously set for those relationships. Turning your assisted at-home rehab into a collaborative, positive, and safe experience for both of you is essential for any sustainable rehab effort.

As an SCI athlete and trainer duo, the Zebrafish team will discuss the process of discovering new ways of moving together: where and when to help, how to effectively communicate requirements for support, and proper body positioning to stay safe during transfers, turning/rolling over and exercise execution.

Turn on the sound to listen in!

What’s included:

Safe strategies for
chair-floor transfers

from full assistance to minimal guidance

Exercise program suggestions to improve strength & flexibility

BONUS: invitation to join Stephanie’s weekly Pilates & Strength classes, free

Unlimited access &
re-play for an entire year

“During the pandemic, we were forced to do Conner’s therapy totally alone.

Where we initially saw this as an inconvenience, we realized all the possibilities that a home routine can provide. Stephanie’s instruction helped us gain confidence and skills to help Conner further his recovery at home while still preserving our relationship.”

— Jane Morgan, partner & primary caretaker of C5 incomplete SCI

In this workshop, you will:

  • Understand the value of parter-assisted rehab and how it fits in with the big picture of SCI recovery

  • Learn how to effectively cue movement for anyone with limited sensation and/or motor control

  • Practice how, when and where to provide physical support during floor-based exercises

  • Explore safe body-positioning for essential assistance in transfers to and from the floor, and during floor-based exercises

    We recommend that you work through the practical section of this course as SCI athlete + partner so you can practice the movements and spotting together.

We’ve got the program…

It’s up to you to get started.

We recommend completing the programs in the following sequence:

STEP 1:

Connecting to the Core
An integrated approach to
trunk control & posture after SCI

Save $10 when you purchase TWO programs together!

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Save $10 when you purchase TWO programs together! -

STEP 2:

Improving Posture after SCI
Concepts & exercises
to build trunk control

STEP 3:

Whole-Body Integration
Strategies to facilitate
deeper & lasting connections

Need a little help with
at-home program implementation?

Check out our workshop for caretakers, partners, or family members of those with SCI assisting in exercises at home:

Are you ready to support each other in this unique and exciting endeavor?

FAQs

  • Yes! This is one of our most common questions, and we share several options for safe floor transfers.

    We’ll also discuss general mechanics for safely lifting limbs and helping someone turn over.

  • Stephanie leads a simple 5-minute mobility routine and goes over some simple stretches and strength training recommendations to keep the body health, strong and ready to help.

  • Yes, this is exactly the workshop for you! One of our objectives is to give you the tools and confidence to begin working together, especially if you haven't started to already.

  • You will be able to access and revisit the workshop for an entire year from the purchase date.