Montclair Foundation awards grant to Intensive Therapeutics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 29th, 2016

CONTACT:

Peggy Clayton, Intensive Therapeutics, Inc.; 973-771-1582, peggy.clayton@intensivetherapuetics.org

Charles D. Fischer, Montclair Foundation, 973-744-4752 ext 5, director@vanvleck.org

INTENSIVE THERAPEUTICS RECEIVES $4,000 GRANT FROM MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION

West Caldwell, NJ, December 29th, 2016 – Montclair Foundation has recently awarded a $4000 grant to Intensive Therapeutics to assist in the purchase of a LiteGait system. The LiteGait is a suspension system that can lift the child slightly as they walk over a treadmill, as to unweight their legs from their full body weight. This suspension allows the child to learn to use their affected leg for walking with less stress on their joints when learning to walk with a more normal walking pattern. The Gait Sense is a system where the sensors are embedded into a treadmill belt while a child wears small sensors around their ankle. The feedback provided from the system is displayed on a tablet to allow for visual feedback to the therapist and the child to allow for assistance in correcting the walking pattern.

Intensive Therapeutics is non-profit therapy center for children with special needs with two locations, West Caldwell and Fanwood, NJ., that provide therapy services (occupational, physical and speech therapy) to families in the Montclair and Essex County area.

“We are a small, grass-roots organization supporting children with special needs in NJ. It is amazing to me to see the support we received from so many people to receive this grant,” said Scott Matthews, Executive Director. “This is such a wonderful opportunity for us to further the services we provide to the children with special needs, so they can develop the skills necessary to walk, play and run in their own communities and neighborhoods.”

For more information on the LiteGait system and how it is used at Intensive Therapeutics, please see the following link:

http://intensivetherapeutics.org/programs/gait-training-program/

About Intensive Therapeutics, Inc.

Intensive Therapeutics is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit, charitable organization that provides group and individual, occupational, physical and speech therapy services to children with special needs.

The organization was established in 2005 to address the needs of families who wanted individualized services by licensed professionals in a non-medical environment. Our programs include: constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual therapy for children with upper extremity hemiplegia due to cerebral palsy, pediatric stroke, and/or traumatic brain injury. Our community-based services include sports and recreational programs and school-based programs for children with autism spectrum disorder and sensory processing disorder. For more information, please visit www.intensivetherapeutics.org or follow us at www.Facebook.com/IntensiveTherapeutics or www.Twitter.com/IT_OT.

About Montclair Foundation

The Montclair Foundation is a nonprofit that awards grants to charitable organizations in the greater Montclair, NJ, area.

Equally important is the Foundation’s strong commitment to the historic preservation of the Van Vleck House and Gardens for the education, cultural enrichment, and enjoyment of the community.

The Foundation serves as a vehicle for those who wish to make lasting investments in our community’s future through philanthropic contributions and bequests.

For more information about the Montclair Foundation, please visit: http://vanvleck.org/