There are so many free social story resources on the web. I just thought I would mention a few. If you are not familiar with social stories, here is a great article, Creating Social Stories , to start off with on the basics of social stories and how to create…
A new journal article in Physical Therapy in Sport (the journal I recently reviewed) discusses imbalance between upper and lower trapezius muscle activity and the association of subacromial impingement. The authors studied the EMG activity of the upper and lower trapezius in subjects with and without subacromial impingement.
Let’s all take a moment to collectively exhale. When President Obama signed the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (HR 4691) into law Wednesday morning, momentarily reinstating the therapy cap exceptions process, it was welcome relief to the physical therapy profession and our Medicare patients nationwide. But now that we’re done…
Physical Therapists in NY once again are stepping up to the plate to take action and drive change. An earlier post The Real Deal - NY Co-Pays… they used the traditional media. Now they are leveraging non-traditional means -YouTube: Video…
Original Source of Closing My Doors - will you?
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This fun activity encourages bilateral coordination, timing, eye hand coordination, visual tracking skills and upper extremity muscle strengthening. The key to this activity is teaching the child to hit each balloon or ball with the right hand and left in a rhythmic, controlled pattern. Have fun with it! Need more…
The McCarran-Ferguson Act and repeal thereof is gaining in popularity including many healthcare professions jumping on the bandwagon since the House voted for the second time in three months to repeal legislation of this antiquated legislation. AMA’s studies as well…
Original Source of McCarran–Ferguson Act. Where do we stand?
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I spent quite a bit of time looking through and reading about the programming offered during the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. I purposefully focused on sharing my thoughts on sessions with topics that have been discussed within…
Original Source of Is Evidence Different for Physical Therapists?
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is rare in children with estimates of approximately 0.05% have this diagnosis. The day to day lives of children with this diagnosis are greatly affected. Pediatric therapists should be aware of this disorder and how it effects the activities of daily living of children. Chronic fatigue syndrome…
Research was published in the Journal of Attention Disorders to determine if sensory overresponsivity (SOR) impacts the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis in children with ADHD. Twenty four children with ADHD were divided into two groups (SOR and nonSOR) based on the Sensory Overresponsivity Inventory. The control group was 24 children…
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Original Source of March 2010 Digital Monthly Magazine for Pediatric Therapy