Muscles can work in several ways: they can get shorter, they can lengthen, and they can stay the same length. Generally when a muscle shortens it is generating power. For instance, when you … [Read more...]
Participation and Children with Coordination Challenges
I was recently at our Combined Sections Meeting for the American Physical Therapy Association and I sat in on a talk called 'Developmental Dyspraxia: Sensory Considerations for Motor Skill … [Read more...]
Low Tone and Growth Spurts
We frequently have children of all ages in the clinic who have been diagnosed with low muscle tone (hypotonia). This can often be confusing for parents and difficult to explain to others so we wrote … [Read more...]
How to Make a Tennis Ball Monster
What you need: A tennis ball, scissors or knife, marker, small manipulatives such as paperclips, pennies, beads, pom poms, etc. Steps: A whole or slit needs to be cut across the ball first for … [Read more...]
Childhood Occupations
We often get asked 'What is Occupational Therapy,' especially when we are talking about it in reference to a child. As a result we thought we would publish a breakdown based on the Occupational … [Read more...]
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