They have a prescribed set of exercises from physical therapy that LA has talked about. She has said the routine pushes Lucy until she is very tired. Also, since she does not move on her own, it’s necessary to both exercise and spend time on her tummy to aid bowel digestion, as well as prevent skin sores. For older children and adults, the minimum is 45 minutes twice a day on the tummy, either on an exercise ball or cushion so they can push with the legs a bit and roll the tummy to massage the bowels and push gas.
LA also does lunges and bobbing while holding Lucy to help with burps to avoid GERD acid reflux into her bronchial tubes. Laughing helps with respiration, Lucy clears phlegm with laughing. This is important to reduce pneumonia incidence.
