Colored Blocks Game
Make this simple colored block game to practice in hand manipulation skills and visual perceptual skills. You can see the details and watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.
Archive for month: March, 2013
Lucky Egg Exercise Game
Here is a simple game. Gather some plastic Easter eggs. Hide a few plastic bunnies or any trinket inside a few eggs to make lucky eggs. Place the eggs in a basket. Choose any exercise or activity or let the child choose to demonstrate an exercise or stretch. Once completed, the child reaches into the […]
Treadmill versus Overground Walking and CP
Clinical Rehabilitation has published research comparing the effects of a 7 week treadmill training or overground walking program for children with cerebral palsy. There was 36 participants in the study with cerebral palsy levels I-III on the Gross Motor Functional Classification System who were randomly assigned to the treadmill or overground walking group. They completed […]
Predictability of Visual Motor Task
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on visual motor deficits in very preterm children. There were 58 very preterm children (average age 7 yr 6 months and average gestational age 29.2 weeks) and 64 age matched full term children in the study. The participants IQ was measured and a diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder […]
Physical Disability After Inpatient Rehab
Pediatrics published research on the outcome of 13798 children (seven to eighteen years old) with traumatic injuries following inpatient rehabilitation. The following results were reported after an average 3 week length of stay: functional limitations were reduced children still tended to have residual physical disabilities a median admission grade of 1 and a median […]
Another sign for OT Month
Here is another sign to hang up to celebrate OT Month in April. Want a different one? Try this one to celebrate OT month or this one I Love OT Because…
Sign for OT Month
Print out this sign to hang up for OT Month in April. I will be posting another one tomorrow. Or check out the one from last year I Love OT Because…
Ostracism and Physical Activity
Pediatrics published research on a small study of 19 children (average age 11.7 years old) to assess the effects of simulated ostracism on children’s physical activity behavior, time allocated to sedentary behavior, and liking of physical activity. In the first experimental session, children played a virtual game where they were exposed to ostracism followed by […]
Twitter Hashtags for Pediatric OT and PT
Twitter continues to grow in popularity as a social media site. When you are watching television or advertisements there are frequently Twitter hashtags for people to follow along the Twitter stream about the different topics. Well there are even a few hashtags for pediatric occupational and physical therapy. Here are some of the ones that […]
Talking Shoes?
Now these would take a home exercise program to a whole new level…talking shoes from Google. They track your physical activity (they are not available yet). Interesting.