When it comes to back pain, tradition and the dirtiest little secret in the health care world perpetuates the pain (both physical and financial) in our society. I’d like to think that way back in the beginning of time, yes,…
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Heard on Twitter from @balmeras about a free webinar on February 7th entitled including preschoolers with special needs in active play. Here is the description from the Head Start Body Start website: “Join HSBS Advisory Board member Diane H. Craft, Ph.D. to learn fun ways to include preschool children…
The USA Today and Kaiser Health News reported on yet another example of early access to PT reduces costs and improves patient satisfaction. As 2012 begins I look forward to this being the year where new models of care finally…
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I recently came across a company, Sensational Teaching, that will be offering free webinars on sensory integration. The first one is January 5, 2012 (tomorrow!). I asked the occupational therapist from Sensational Teaching, Katie Ryzhikov, some questions the upcoming webinars. 1. Who is the target audience for the webinars –…
Lets kick off the new year by looking back at the top 23 articles of 2011! We had another great year of thoughts and discussions, I appreciate everyone’s participation and look forward to more of it in 2012!
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With the start of a new year, how about setting some basic goals for yourself to accomplish in 2012. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Realistic Home/Classroom Programs – I will make every effort to provide parents and teachers with activities that are easy to carry out in the home…
Acta Pediatrica recently published research that children with a diagnosis of idiopathic toe walking have a higher incidence of left handedness. It was a small sample size of 19 Australian boys and 11 girls with a diagnosis of idiopathic toe walking and 30 in the control group. The average…
People don’t like uncertainty. People don’t like ambiguous. Okay, it’s actually more than dislike. Uncertainty creates anxiety and fear. Uncertainty reduces the expectations of any benefit. Uncertainty lowers confidence and trust in information. Physicians know this… physician’s may actually try…
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Here are some great home workouts and products to help you get in shape in 2012 for your new year resolution!
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Here is a list of the top ten most viewed blog posts of 2011 from Your Therapy Source Inc: 10. Visual Motor Scores and Handwriting 9. Promoting Movement in the Classroom 8. Social Story Resources 7. Be Organized this School Year 6. Evidence Based Guidelines for Pediatric OT and PT…