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Fine Motor Manipulative Hand out
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has created a great flyer on math manipulatives for preschoolers. This would be beneficial for pediatric occupational therapists to hand out since they are all fine motor manipulatives as well! All the items can be easily found around the house or outdoors. You can view […]
PT and School Aged Children with CP
The November issue of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published a review on physical therapy interventions for school aged children with cerebral palsy. Thirty four articles were reviewed with strength training being the most studied intervention. The strength training intervention resulted in significant improvements in muscle strength but not necessarily in function. Improvements in […]
Proprioception Information
David Brown, from the California Deaf-Blind Services, has written an excellent article on proprioception. It is informative and well written. The focus of the article is on children who are deaf and blind but the information is suitable for any child with sensory processing disorder. There are some great examples of how to explain proprioception […]
Saliva and Cerebral Palsy
An interesting research article in Archives of Oral Biology analyzed the saliva of 38 individuals with cerebral palsy compared to their neurotypical peers. The saliva of individuals with cerebral palsy exhibited “an increase in salivary osmolality, total protein, potassium and chloride concentrations”. In addition, the saliva flow rate was reduced in individuals with spastic cerebral […]
Free Printable Winter Fine Motor Activity
Here is a printable fine motor activity with a winter theme. Download the full ebook, Print and Create Fine Motor Projects – Winter, at Your Therapy Source for only $0.99 until 1/31/2011. If you can not view the Blizzard Card Game below you can download here.
January Digital Magazine for Pediatric Therapists
The January issue of Your Therapy Source is available below. If you can not view it, you can download the magazine at Your Therapy Source’s website. Open publication – Free publishing
Magnet Pom Poms – Fine Motor Video Activity
Here is a simple project to create some unique, fine motor manipulatives with pom poms and magnets. This project is not suitable for children under three years of age or children who frequently mouth objects. Get the download for DOT Letters and Shapes as shown in the video here. Or download the caterpillar activity to […]
Upper Extremity Work Out and Motor Planning on the Wii
Some people have the opinion that using the Wii is a work out. In many cases, very little movement is required for certain Wii games. For example, if you play Super Mario Brothers all you have to do is press the Wiimote buttons or tilt the Wiimote. Consider this, sitting down ice fishing burns more […]
Right Side Hurts More?
Here is a very interesting journal article from Early Human Development on pain perception in infants. Did you know that some studies have shown that handedness and gender can effect pain perception in adults? This latest study was to determine if the same held true in infants. Prefrontal activation was measured with near infrared spectroscopy […]
Botox in Upper Limbs
The Journal of Child Neurology published research on the use of injections of Botox A in the upper extremities of children with cerebral palsy. A retrospective study was done on 30 children (average age 9.9 years old +/-5 years) who received 1-5 treatments in various muscles of the upper limbs (pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, […]