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Developmental Trajectories of Daily Activities and Cerebral Palsy
Pediatrics has published research on the developmental trajectories of mobility performance and daily activities in 420 Dutch children (ages 1-16 years) and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP)and investigating the influence of gross motor function and intellectual disability on these trajectories. The children were followed yearly over a period of 2 to 4 years. Developmental […]
Strength Training in Maturing Female Athletes
Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on the longitudinal trajectories of lower extremity strength across maturational stages for a group of female student athletes. Recent studies have indicated growth during adolescences without strengthening the muscles may results in the development of risk factors for patellofemoral pain and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The study looked at knee […]
5 Fun Ways to Practice Crossing Midline
Here are 5 fun ways to encourage crossing midline: 1. Hit a ball holding a bat with two hands or any activities that encourage bilateral coordination skills. Put a ball on a tee or hang one from the ceiling. Practice hitting the ball always making sure both hands stay on the bat. 2. Play clapping […]
Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Versus Intensive Bimanual Training
Clinical Rehabilitation published research on 47 children with unilateral cerebral palsy or other non-progressive hemiplegia (aged 3.3–11.4 years) who were randomly assigned to either a modified constraint-induced movement program (kid-CIMT – 60 hours of unilateral constraint-induced and 20 hours of bimanual training over four weeks) or intensive bimanual training (80 hours of bimanual training over […]
Box Balance Game – Motor Planning, Body Awareness and More
Watch the video at YourTherapySource to see how to play the Box Balance game to encourage balance skills, motor planning, body awareness, eye foot coordination and right/left discrimination. You can get the Bilibo Pixel here.
Measures of ADLs for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published a systematic review of activities of daily living measures for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. The following results were found: 26 measures were identified and eight met inclusion criteria The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) had the strongest psychometric properties but was limited by its age range […]
Handwriting and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published research on functional handwriting performance in school aged children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Handwriting skills were evaluated in 20 children with FASD. The following results were recorded: participants performed below average on the Process Assessment of the Learner, 2nd Edition (PAL-II) measures of handwriting legibility and […]
Free Self Assessment Form
Here is a free self assessment of skills form for students or clients. You can type any skill into the form and the children can circle whether they think the skill is easy or they need help with the skill. It will give you a general idea of the child’s perspective of his/her skills. Perhaps […]
Free Interactive Yoga Story
Jeanette Runnings, an occupational therapist, was nice enough to share her free, interactive yoga story entitled The King, the Three Warriors and the Troll. It can be downloaded from her website, www.Yoga-Yingo.com or directly here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68740922/StorybookThe%20King%2CThe%20Three%20Warriors%20and%20The%20Troll2.pdf Thank you very much for this fun yoga story!
Must See New Therapy Toy – Squigz
Occasionally, a new toy comes along that really excites me as a pediatric physical therapist. I received an email from Fat Brain toys recently about their new product Squigz. I ordered it right away. This is a great toy to add to your therapy tool box. It is basically a bunch of two or three […]