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Baclofen Effects on Sitting in Children with Cerebral Palsy
The European Journal of Paediatric Neurology published research on the use of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) on sitting in 23 children (mean age 10 years 10 months) with cerebral palsy with severe spasticity. Using the sitting dimension of the Gross Motor Function Measure, sitting was compared prior to ITB and following ITB. The results indicated the […]
Free Music and Picture Schedule App
Here is an interesting, unique app to be used as a schedule throughout your child’s day. It is Everyday Grooves and is currently free. Basically, it is a set of songs that can used to help children go through the daily routine. There are songs to wake up, brush teeth, get dressed, take a bath, […]
Survey Results on Tablet/Smartphone Use Among Pediatric OTs and PTs
Check out the results from the Winter 2014 survey on tablet and smartphone use among pediatric OTs and PTs. There were over 300 responses. You can view the results at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/surveytablet.html Answer the latest survey on the effects of tablet/smartphone use on the development of young children here – https://www.yourtherapysource.com/survey.html
5 Reasons Why Recess is Important for Child Development
No matter what the weather, schools need to encourage recess time. Whether it be free play time outdoors on playground equipment, using loose parts (ie balls, jump ropes, etc) or indoor time on rainy, cold days, students benefit from the break for some of the following reasons: 1. Children learn self regulation and the ability […]
Free App to Help with Self Regulation, Deep Breathing and Motor Planning
Here is a nice FREE app for little ones who needs some guidance with self regulation and motor planning. It is called Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame Street. There are 5 different scenarios that include showing a monster getting frustrated with completing a skill. The child has to tap, pop bubbles and more to […]
Voiding Dysfunction and Joint Hypermobility
The European Journal of Pediatrics published research on whether there is an increased prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) in children with voiding dysfunction. The participants included 226 children (5 to 14 years) including 113 patients diagnosed with voiding dysfunction and 113 sex/age/body mass index-matched normal children were recruited. GJH was evaluated in both groups […]
5 Ways to Get the Most out of Therapy Sessions
Pediatric therapy sessions last for only a short period of time. A common frequency of pediatric therapy is 1 or 2 visits per week for a 30 minute sessions. It is very difficult to make substantial change during 30 minutes. Therefore, during each therapy session, therapists should be offering carry over of skills to the […]
Using Whole Body Movement to Help with Knowledge Retention
At the University of Arizona there is the Embodied Games for Learning Lab. The lab is creating games for K-12 classrooms that include movement with learning. The researchers have found that students retain information better when they use their whole body to learn the information.One of the lead researchers, Mina Johnson-Glenberg, states that “Our controlled […]
10 Ways to Use a Highlighter to Help Students
Head over to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freehightligher.html to get the details on 10 ways to use highlighters to help students.
New Updates on Evidence-Based Practice for Individuals with Autism – Includes Exercise!
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has created an amazing report updating evidence based practices for children, youth, and young adults with autism. This document is over 100 pages and it goes into extensive detail on how each evidence based practice was included. I have perused the document and there is relevant information for all pediatric […]