A recent study looked at upper limb deformities, upper limb function and its relation to gross motor function. The researchers analyzed data from 234 children with spastic cerebral palsy. The results indicated the following: 70.5% had a limitation in forearm supination 62.8% had problems with wrist and finger extension in…
Call it sour grapes or waste of tax payer’s money but the good friend of California’s Medical Association, legislator Mary Hayashi has requested a full blown audit of the California Physical Therapy Board at a cost of $188,00. In her…
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Valuable lessons that we can all apply from Steve Jobs
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Check out our latest freebie – Reward Punch Cards for Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy. You can download these business cards to encourage children to achieve their goals in therapy whether it be functional or behavioral. After 10 holes are punched, the child earns a reward. Download the punch…
A recent study indicated that students who drew or doodled while learning had improved memory recall over students who did not. The researchers reported that students applied more effort when they drew pictures to indicate they understood text that they previously read. This appears to be especially helpful during science…
Found this excellent resource on ideas to adapt books for children with disabilities from the North Carolina Assistive Technology Program. There are tips on simple low tech suggestions and more high tech suggestions. Worth a look if you interact with any individuals with disabilities. Read The A-Z of Adapting Books…
Heard on Twitter about this informative article from @VisionAware. The article offers tips and techniques on how to keep your handwriting skills and signing your name if you are losing or lost your vision. They offer excellent pictures on how to make raised line paper. Many of the tips may…
This week’s stuff you should read comes from Eirik Sandvik, Allen Tucker, and Mike Robertson.
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Here is an awesome, free resource from Crayola entitled “Creative Art Experiences for Children with Special Needs” . This booklet is great for ideas and tips. It would make a wonderful resource for any art teacher or elementary school teacher who works in an inclusive environment. If parents are looking…
Today’s post is a pretty cool guest post from Matt Failla, a sport physical therapy resident at the University of Delaware. Matt gives us an inside look at a day in the life of a PT resident.
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