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PT Corner: Torticollis: Addressing the Full Body to Treat the Neck

February 18, 2019

22 February 2019, Article, Newsletter, PT, Torticollis

By: Dr. Joni Redlich, DPT, PCS The child in utero is curled up tight to fit in such a tight space. If a baby’s neck is tilted, it is visually obvious to the parent and pediatrician. If they have asymmetry elsewhere the…...

February 18, 2019

25 February 2022, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

by Eric X. Raj, M.S. CCC-SLP reprinted with permission of the author as it appeared on the Speech Therapy Ideas blog on Pocket SLP.com It isn’t every day that you get to see a DOG playing BASKETBALL! Wow, I sure was impressed…...

February 18, 2019

22 February 2019, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Prewriting

by Anne Zachry OTR/L Do you have a student or child working on prewriting strokes? I recently started seeing a student for therapy who was already using these stencils, and they are so clever, I had to share them with you! Basically,…...

February 17, 2019

22 February 2019, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Barbie dolls are available with various skin tones, body types, eye colors and hair styles. Now, for the first time, the toy store staple will feature dolls with disabilities. Toymaker Mattel said it will introduce a Barbie doll that…...

February 17, 2019

22 February 2019, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The study included 20 children (8-14 years old) with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Hand use was investigated with videotaping of bimanual daily activities. Each child identified bimanual activities of their interest and no interest. Videos were then coded based on…...

February 14, 2019

13 September 2013, 15 February 2019, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist for Early Intervention, Birth to 5. You’ll conduct evaluations, assessment, and treatment of children in Westchester and/or Rockland Counties based on your preference. We are searching for a Physical Therapist to conduct…...

February 14, 2019

15 February 2019, News OT, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a position to finish out the school year? We are in need of an Occupational Therapist to work in the Arlington Heights area at an elementary school starting…...

February 13, 2019

15 February 2019, Article, Early Childhood, Early Intervention, Newsletter

[Source: The Atlantic.com via Reading Rockets] A group of scholars at Harvard University is spearheading a campaign to make sure the early-childhood programs policymakers put in place to disrupt intergenerational poverty are backed by the latest science. The idea sounds entirely reasonable,…...

February 13, 2019

15 February 2019, Article, Articulation, Newsletter, SLP

By: Tamara Truax and JoAnn Tuttle For decades the traditional once-weekly 30 minute group therapy model has been the most common way of treating sound errors in a school-based setting. However, if you ask therapists working on articulation what they think of…...

February 13, 2019

16 July 2021, Art Therapy, Mobility & Orientation, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2010. Pamela Ullmann. 16 July 2021 This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her on the Full Spectrum Blog Although it has been a while since I…...