Another great resource found on Facebook. This resource was shared by Sparkle Occupational Therapy. It is an award winning document entitled The A to Z of Postural Care from the University of Kent. The document discusses various types of adaptive equipment, manual handling, emotional support, inclusive education and the golden rules about equipment use. Then […]
Check out these three simple ideas using a homemade stencil using the lid from a plastic container. You can view all the ideas at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freestencils.html [subscribe2] I Can Draw Shapes: Download of 6 mini books to practice drawing shapes. Includes a rubric to track progress. Find out more at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/drawshapes.html
Here is a video demonstration of a young boy working on hip external rotation, weight shifting, abdominal strengthening lower extremity dissocation and eye foot coordination. This is also a great activity to prepare for donning/ doffing socks and shoes for occupational therapy. View the video at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/videohiprotation.html [subscribe2]
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published a longitudinal research study evaluating the associations between fitness components and mobility on 24 children with bilateral cerebral palsy and 22 children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. All of the participants completed aerobic and anaerobic fitness measurements on a cycle ergometer and isometric muscle strength tests (Gross Motor Function […]
Here is a freebie page from Personal Space Journey which is a collection of activities to teach children about maintaining personal space. You can download the body cards at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/personalspacejourneyfreebie.html Here are some suggestions to use the cards for: 1. Musical Body Poses: Scatter the cards around the room. Move to music. Turn the music off. […]
In my Facebook feed, HeartSpace Physical Therapy for Children , shared a link to a database of over 200 rehabilitation measures. Many of them are FREE and available in PDF format. It doesn’t get any easier than that for a last minute assessment. Some of the resources are for the pediatric population so it is definitely […]
Journal of Child Neurology published a research study on the effects of pediatric aquatic therapy on motor function, enjoyment, activities of daily living, and health-related quality of life for 11 children in the experimental group with spastic cerebral palsy of different motor abilities. The results indicated the following: 1. the pediatric aquatic therapy group had greater […]
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published a review of medical records from 11 children with pica who were treated at a severe behavior program over the last 12 years. All 11 children had autism except one. Although the interventions for pica were not the same for every child, they shared similar techniques such […]
Do you happen to have one of the “old school” projectors around your home or school? If yes, here are some quick, simple activities to practice visual motor and fine motor skills. If no, ask around and see if you get your hands on one. They are great entertainment and educational for children. 1. Tracing […]
Psychological Research published a study where the experimental group had visual experience directly manipulated during practice. The participants practiced throwing darts to 3 specific areas of a dartboard. The results showed the following: 1. the experimental group trained without vision of their action, only feedback about the final landing position, significantly improved in their ability to […]