Considering it is mid school year, it may be time to evaluate your skills as a therapist. Are you effective? Sometimes, children miss extensive class time due to therapy sessions. Is it worth their while? Annual review time is quickly approaching and therapists should be thinking about what is working and what is not working. […]
It is that time of year again – New Year’s resolutions. We all know the typical ones like lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, etc. How about creating some resolutions for the workplace? Another way of putting it is to create annual goals for yourself. School based therapists help to write IEP goals for students, […]
Do you ever need to explain to parents the benefits of early intervention? Maybe convince some that early intervention services can make a huge difference in a child’s life? Check out these videos from Pathways Awareness. There are video stories of children with varying abilities who have shown great success with pediatric therapy services.
Physical Therapy published research that compared two interventions to improve postural control in sitting between two groups of infants with cerebral palsy. Thirty five infants were assigned to either a home program or a perceptual motor intervention. The infants on the home program has a mean age of 15.5 months and were seen 1x/week for […]
Pediatric Physical Therapy published research comparing the reaction time, movement time and peak force between 16 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 11 children age matched peers without DCD. The children were asked to reach and grasp a toy car that was sliding down an 8 degree or 15 degree slope. The results showed […]
Try this fun activity for children of all abilities – kick box painting. Adapt the activity as necessary by placing the box where the child can complete any active movement to knock it over.
Therapists can follow in the footsteps of teachers and create lesson plans for therapy sessions. This can be especially useful for group sessions or push in therapy. When the lesson plan is written, provide a copy to the teacher or parent to inform them of your goals for the session. It is a great way […]
An interesting study was published in The Journal of Pediatrics comparing the fitness levels of males and females with cystic fibrosis. A 6 week inpatient rehabilitation program was conducted with 158 females and 186 males subjects (ages 12-43 years) with cystic fibrosis. Lung function, peak oxygen uptake, peak workload, and peak heart rate were measured. […]
The New York Times published a great article on the neurocognitive benefits of exercise on children. One recent study discovered that children who were fit had a significantly larger basal ganglia. Another study indicated that children who were more fit had a significantly larger hippocampus. Additional studies are cited regarding the benefits of aerobic exercise […]