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Color Ball Game
Purpose: Encourage following motor commands, motor memory and coordination skills. Materials: index cards with color words written on them (or use letters, numbers, sight words, vocabulary words, etc.) Activity: Give each child an index card with the color word on it and tape it to the child’s shirt. The children should sit in a circle […]
Long Term Effects of Physical Therapy on Children with Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Neurorehabilitation published research on the long term effects of physical therapy on children with cerebral palsy. A retrospective review was performed on 56 children with cerebral palsy (GMFCS levels I-V) who were treated with physical therapy from 2008-2011. Their motor function was assessed every three months. The results indicated the following: significant improvements on […]
Shoes 4 Kids
Shoes4Kids is an organization that was started in 2006 to help provide shoes for underprivileged or under served children. Brad Thuringer is a PTA and founder of Shoes4Kids. Each year he coordinates a shoe drive in conjunction with the APTAs annual meeting. Here is more information if you would like to help: In conjunction with […]
April 2013 Digital Magazine for Pediatric OT and PT
Here is the latest issue of the digital magazine for pediatric occupational and physical therapists. If you can not view it go to YourTherapySource.com to download the pdf version. Open publication – Free publishing – More autism
Rite Aid Grant
The Rite Aid Foundation is accepting grant applications for programs that focus on health and wellness in communities that Rite is present. The grants range between $1000 and $20,000. Do you have a health and wellness program that you would like funded? Why not apply? The current due date is April 15th but according the […]
Colored Blocks Game
Make this simple colored block game to practice in hand manipulation skills and visual perceptual skills. You can see the details and watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.
Lucky Egg Exercise Game
Here is a simple game. Gather some plastic Easter eggs. Hide a few plastic bunnies or any trinket inside a few eggs to make lucky eggs. Place the eggs in a basket. Choose any exercise or activity or let the child choose to demonstrate an exercise or stretch. Once completed, the child reaches into the […]
Treadmill versus Overground Walking and CP
Clinical Rehabilitation has published research comparing the effects of a 7 week treadmill training or overground walking program for children with cerebral palsy. There was 36 participants in the study with cerebral palsy levels I-III on the Gross Motor Functional Classification System who were randomly assigned to the treadmill or overground walking group. They completed […]
Predictability of Visual Motor Task
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on visual motor deficits in very preterm children. There were 58 very preterm children (average age 7 yr 6 months and average gestational age 29.2 weeks) and 64 age matched full term children in the study. The participants IQ was measured and a diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder […]
Physical Disability After Inpatient Rehab
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 […]