Not that anyone asked but here are my 10 tips (not in any specific order) for any newbies entering the pediatric therapy world: 1. Make sure you love kids! – It is super important that you love hanging out with children. You are going to be acting like a kid, joking around with kids and […]
Have you ever heard of “trampoline aftereffect”? It is that sensation that you have after jumping on a trampoline. You get off the trampoline and your legs feel a little woozy or jelly like. Pediatric therapy sessions that include motor skill development or sensory processing skills may include trampoline activities. Did you know that after […]
A systemic review was recently published on the effectiveness of hand splints for children with cerebral palsy. Six studies met the inclusion criteria and all were only on children with cerebral palsy. Five studies were on non functional hand splints and one study was on functional hand splints. The results indicated the following: in children […]
Print and use these “I can…” cards as a motivational tool or collaborative project. Check out how at YourTherapySource.com and download the template.
Here is an activity that encourage fine motor skills, muscle strengthening and visual perceptual skills. Watch the video on how to make and use this geochalkboard to review academic material.
As the end of the year approaches, I occasional get emails from parents if we offer gift certificates for therapists. Unfortunately, we do not but it brings me to today’s topic – end of year gifts. Therapists never expect a gift from any student or parent. But if you are looking for ideas here are […]
After reading a blog post from Free Resources from the Net for Every Learner (awesome blog to follow by the way) on some new free typing games available through Google Chrome, I figured I would give them a try. I happen to use Google Chrome as a browser often because it has some nice features that […]
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 […]
I came across this collection of pediatric occupational therapy videos created by OT students. I have watched a few of them and the information may be helpful to some pediatric OTs and their families. I found the video on Hygiene for Cerebral Palsy informative. It is interesting to see the OT students projects as well. Take […]
Here is the current issue for pediatric occupational and physical therapy. If you can not view it visit YourTherapySource.com for the pdf version. Open publication – Free publishing – More autism