On-site therapists and medical staff are one of the many things that make Treloar’s so special. It means that therapy can be integrated into our students’ education and care programmes, as part of the working day curriculum.
Last week, thanks to the collaboration between Treloar's PE Team and the Physiotherapy Department, we welcomed Julie and Nikki from Pedal Power Training who delivered a Bikeability Level 1 course to our school students.
The students learned how to control their trikes, including setting off, slowing down, braking and stopping. 25 students earned their Level 1 certificate and had lots of fun along the way. Rachael Hall, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist at Treloar's, said:
"Cycling is a great Cycling is a great activity for our students; it gives them a chance to exercise out of their wheelchairs. Cycling is a form of low impact cardiovascular exercise and using adapted trikes allows our students to participate as fully as possible with the activity. For our students the benefits are not just fitness and general health but, more holistically, triking allows more independent movement, social opportunities and a great sense of personal challenge and achievement. The skills learnt during the sessions with Pedal Power Training increase the road safety and hazard awareness of our students and will help to keep them safer if they are triking both on site and if out in the community with their families.activity for our students; it gives them a chance to exercise out of their wheelchairs. Cycling is a form of low impact cardiovascular exercise and using adapted trikes allows our students to participate as fully as possible with the activity. For our students the benefits are not just fitness and general health but, more holistically, triking allows more independent movement, social opportunities and a great sense of personal challenge and achievement. The skills learnt during the sessions with Pedal Power Training increase the road safety and hazard awareness of our students and will help to keep them safer if they are triking both on site and if out in the community with their families."
Many thanks to Julie and Nikki from Pedal Power Training for leading the course and a massive thank you to our team of physiotherapists and assistants here at Treloar’s who helped over the 2 days of training.