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Functional strength training in cerebral palsy

July 29, 2010

30 July 2010, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, PT

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Purpose Cerebral palsy impairs motor performance by reducing muscle strength and motor control. Movement and function are limited by increased muscle stiffness and soft tissue contracture. Over time, the deficits can negatively affect…...

July 26, 2010

30 July 2010, News, Newsletter, OT, TBI

Source: Science Daily.com] Children with brain injuries have difficulty developing story-telling skills even though other language abilities, such as vocabulary, tend to catch up with other children as they mature, research at the University of Chicago shows. “Our findings suggest that there…...

July 23, 2010

23 July 2010, Article, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Integration, SPD, Tip or Resource

by Lindsey Biel Summertime can be both wonderful and stressful for kids with sensory issues and their families. Why do some kids seem to regress over the summer while others zoom ahead? Changes in routine, unfamiliar activities, food, faces, places, and sounds…...

July 23, 2010

23 July 2010, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource, Video

Thanks again to our friends at Your Therapy Source for this week’s Therapist Activity of the Week dup 211 19...

July 23, 2010

23 July 2010, Article, Newsletter, OT, Parental Involvement, Psychology, PT, SLP, Special Education, Spinal Cord Injury, Student Involvement

By: United Spinal Association Reprinted with the express permission of United Spinal Association as originally published on their website. United Spinal Association has provided us with a wonderful set of tips on how therapists, teachers, other students and any other people they…...

July 21, 2010

23 July 2010, Music Therapy, News, Newsletter

ScienceDaily (July 20, 2010) — Those ubiquitous wires connecting listeners to you-name-the-sounds from invisible MP3 players — whether of Bach, Miles Davis or, more likely today, Lady Gaga — only hint at music’s effect on the soul throughout the ages. Now a…...

July 19, 2010

23 July 2010, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: CNN / CareerBuilder.com] You’ve probably worked hard to find a job you love. It may have taken you three different majors in college, a couple dozen career tests and a midlife crisis, but you’ve landed in a job you enjoy. Chances…...

July 16, 2010

16 July 2010, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering, Tip or Resource

Here is a great website to tuck away in your favorites. The National Association of Young People Who Stutter is a great organization that reaches out to kiddos looking for others like them that share their frustrations with stuttering. They publish a…...

The ABCs of Pediatric Physical Therapy

July 16, 2010

16 July 2010, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

This document was created by The Section on Pediatrics at APTA (American Physical Therapy Association)It is an excellent resource to tuck away when asked for a concise description or explanation of what you do, whether it be from parents, colleagues or others…...

July 16, 2010

16 July 2010, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Speech Sound Disorders

Barbara Lewis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University Published online 03-20-07 in the Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network in their Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development The most common types of speech or language problems reported in children…...