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McKee Therapy Specialists
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  • FORMS
  • MORE
    • Contact
    • Online Payments
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Experience Pain-Free Living with McKee Therapy Specialists

Eighth Month

  • Baby uses a variety of lower extremity postures when sitting.
  • Baby leans symmetrical trunk over flexed leg to reach for toys and to transition to quadruped.
  • Baby practices trunk rotation in sitting. Mobility is at the hip joint.
  • Baby reaches in a variety of directions with a variety of reaching patterns.
  • Baby uses a radial-digital grasp, opposing the thumb and fingertips.
  • Baby manipulates, transfers, and releases toys at will.
  • Baby grasps two objects simultaneously and bangs them together in midline.
  • Baby moves from sitting to all fours.
  • Baby crawls on hands and knees.
  • Baby carries small toys in the hand when crawling.
  • Once baby lifts body, baby maintains weight on arms while adjusting the legs under the pelvis.
  • Baby climbs up on furniture, stairs and people.
  • Baby abducts the legs and uses a wide base of support to stabilize the posture.
  • Baby cruises around furniture.


"Medicine adds days to life. Physical therapy adds life to days."

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