To thank everyone for such a great year of learning and discussion, I wanted to share with you a special Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale on all my products and educational websites. Starting today and carrying over until the end of the day Monday (EST), I am offering a…
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the Physical Therapy Business Alliance (PTBA). If you have been reading this blog for any length of time, you will recall a request to participate in a Physical Therapy Practice…
Original Source of Introducing the Physical Therapy Business Alliance (PTBA)…
Pediatric Physical Therapy published a medical records review following serial casting in 9 boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and ankle contractures. The results indicated improvements in range of motion (12 degrees on the right, 11.6 degrees on left with knee extended and 7.8 degrees on right and 8.7 degrees…
I came across a new desk recently while on Twitter, Facebook or maybe Google. Regardless, in my opinion this product looks really amazing to use in the schools. In my experience, it can be difficult to have the proper seating in every classroom for an individual with a disability…
Do you ever let the students that receive therapy services teach other students? Research has shown that the highest retention rate of what you have learned results from teaching others with practice the skill coming in a close second. During therapy sessions, therapists spend hours working on practicing and learning…
Another study has been published touting the benefits of physical activity in children and its effects on their mental health. A longitudinal study was done in Australia with the researchers reporting the following: “Our main findings are that higher levels of fitness are resulting in lower levels of depression…
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published research on the relationship between postural control and fine motor skills in infants. The medical records were reviewed of 105 preterm infants. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale was used to assess postural control and the Peabody was used to evaluate fine motor skills….
Here is a unique way to make a maze multisensory and practice visual motor and bilateral coordination skills. You only need a maze, magnet, jingle bell, cardboard and a page protector. To learn how to create this activity and to see it in action watch the video at YourTherapySource.com…
Over the last 15-20 years there has been a delivery shift in obstetrics (no pun intended). Years ago a pregnant woman would routinely visit her physician during the course of her pregnancy. In the utopia situation she would deliver her…
Original Source of Patient Satisfaction in Physical Therapy
Dr. Stanley Paris’s inaugural Distinguished Lecture at AAOMPT 2011 did a good job of reviewing the history of manual therapy in general and with regard to the physical therapist profession specifically. There was additional content presented that has created quite…
Original Source of A New Dawn