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Kinesthetics and Handwriting
Pediatric Physical Therapy published interesting research comparing 8 children with proficient handwriting and 8 children with non proficient handwriting. All of the children did not have a history of motor or cognitive issues. Each child was tested for kinesthetic sensitivity, discriminate tactile awareness, diadochokinesia, stereognosis, and graphesthesia. Following statistical analysis, the two groups did show […]
Age Related Changes in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on age related changes in 184 children (age range 4 -16 years old) with cerebral palsy. The children were initially evaluated with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire – Cerebral Palsy (LAQ-CP) and again 2 years and 7 […]
Play Activities for Children with Disabilities
The Alliance for Technology Access has a wonderful, free publication that you can download entitled “We Can Play”. This is a 20 page document loaded with fun, adaptable ideas for children with disabilities. Topics include bike riding, accessible birthday party ideas, games for the car, cooking tips and more. Each topic is a one page […]
Energy Expenditure of Pediatric Amputees
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has published research on the effect of amputation level on energy expenditure during overground walking by children with an amputation. The oxygen consumption of 73 children with amputations was measured while walking overground for 10 minutes at a self selected pace. The results indicated that children with above […]
February Digital Magazine
If you can not view the magazine below go to www.YourTherapySource.com/magazine to download a pdf copy. Open publication – Free publishing – More cerebral palsy
Valentine’s Day Chocolate Fine Motor Activity
Here is a reason to go out and buy yourself a box of chocolates, eat the chocolates and save the fancy box for this fun fine motor activity. The things we have to do to create a therapeutic activity… Print and Create Fine Motor Projects – Valentine’s Day Get 12 fine motor projects with a […]
Self Control and Adult Health
A large longitudinal study in New Zealand assessed the self control of more than 1000 children in the area of self control. Parents, teachers, observers and children reported on frustration levels, attention to tasks, restlessness, waiting to take turns, activity levels and more. The children who scored lowest in the areas of self control scored […]
Unique Dance Program for Individuals with Disabilities
Check out this video about a unique dance program for individuals with disabilities. Beautiful and impressive dance movements…
Audio Flash Cards
Quizlet is a website that allows you to create your own set of flashcards for free or download one of their 4 million sets of created flashcards. The really exciting piece is that they just added audio. Therefore, now you can study with visual and auditory feedback. It is a simple and free assitive tech […]
Hip Flexion Measurements for Cerebral Palsy
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published research comparing three examination tests to determine the degree of hip flexion contractures in children with cerebral palsy. Thirty six subjects withe cerebral palsy and 37 subjects without cerebral palsy were evaluated with the Thomas Test, the Staheli test (prone hip extension test) and hamstring shift test. […]