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Growing Pains and Somatosensory Dysfunction
A recent study in the Journal of Pain Research researched how children with growing pains responded to various sensory inputs. Thirty three children, ages 5-12, with a history of growing pains underwent sensory response testing to touch, dynamic brush, cold, vibration, and deep pressure applied to limb and abdominal sites. The results indicated that children […]
Brain Correcting Bumps To Body
An interesting study was published in Nature about how the human body corrects itself when knocked by an external blow. The scientists discovered that the pathway of the primary motor cortex provides this information for limb correction. One of the researchers states that “the corrective movement pathway works by limiting and correcting the domino effect […]
A Farewell to Handwriting?
Check out this CBS news story entitled A Farewell to Handwriting? Great video to show to start a discussion at school districts debating between handwriting, cursive and keyboarding.
FREE PVC Assistive Tech Book
Came across a great free resource on how to make adapted equipment using PVC. This is a 57 page book with detailed instructions on how to make many projects such as adapted writing aids, eye gaze frame, sand/water table and so many more. Great find from Adapting Creatively Blog (original blog post). Here is a […]
Support Walker Survey
Pediatric Physical Therapy published the results of a survey completed by 513 pediatric physical therapists who use support walkers. Support walkers were used most often to improve mobility, gait, participation at school and socialization with peers. In general, the devices were used for one month as a trial period before purchasing. This was followed by […]
Pinterest
Wanted to mention about the new social networking site Pinterest. It is basically a virtual board where people categorize different ideas and activities. My description is the following – it is a people driven search engine instead of a computer driven search engine. So if a person finds an activity on the internet that they […]
Movement App Review – Dance Party Zoo
I love to test out apps that require whole body movement. So far I have not been impressed with many and don’t even bother sharing them. Here is one that has some potential…I guess. I am not overly excited about it but I have decided to mention it and see if anyone has some great […]
December Holiday Clothes Pin Mat
Download this free holiday mat to practice visual motor skills and encourage muscle strengthening on the fingers with matching clothes pins to the letters. You can download it at YourTherapySource.com.
Child Welfare and Gross Motor Skills
Here is an interesting study published in Pediatric Physical Therapy. One hundred seventy six children in the child welfare system underwent gross motor skill evaluations, physical examinations and case workers were interviewed. The results indicated the following: significantly lower gross motor skills for children in foster care versus kinship care children who were abused or […]
Raining Letters Activity
Check out this free activity, Raining Letters, to print to encourage letter identification, matching lower case to upper case letters and physical activity. You can download it at YourTherapySource.com