Once a piece of adaptive equipment is put in place to use with a student, therapists need to follow up frequently. Whether the adaptive equipment is a pencil grip or a tablet, on going assessment is needed. Here are 5 follow up questions to answer after implementing adaptive equipment:1. Is it being used at all? […]
Child Development published research on how visual experiences changed over time in thirty, 13 month olds, who crawled or walked down a straight path wearing a head mounted eye tracker that recorded gaze direction and head centered field of view. In addition, 13 more infants wore a motion tracker that recorded head orientation. The results […]
Pediatric Physical Therapy published a systemic review on the efficacy and evidence of using orthoses for children with hypotonia. Ten articles met the inclusion criteria although none were Level I evidence (evidence from properly designed randomized controlled trials). The results found that data was reported for body structure and activity components, but not participation outcomes. […]
Here are three free apps today, mostly for the OT crew, until 10 pm at least if interested: Gappy’s Mystery Letters https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gappys-mystery-letters/id691260469?mt=8You can practice letter formation following the dots, match up mystery letters and draw. Counting Dots https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/counting-dots-preschool-toddler/id484775327?mt=8Excellent basic practice for counting, visual tracking, visual motor and finger isolation skills. Buzzle – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buzzle-kids-free-educational/id452974777?mt=8Cute app combining visual perceptual puzzles […]
A systematic review of the efficacy of nonsurgical upper limb therapies for children with unilateral cerebral palsy was published in Pediatrics. There were 42 randomized control or comparison trials that met the inclusion criteria. The results indicated the following: moderate to strong effects were in favor of intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin A and occupational […]
Some new research published in Psychological Science reinforces motor learning theories on how to practice to learn a skill quickly. Data was analyzed from over 800,000 people playing an online game called Axon which tested participants’ ability to use rapid perception, decision making, and motor responses.The data revealed that some players achieved higher scores than others […]
Here is a FREE 4 page printable to help you get started with a token economy system to use during pediatric therapy sessions. Reward your students for a job well done or fine them for infractions. They can then use the money to purchase prizes or rewards. Go to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freetoken to download your free copy. […]
Pediatrics published a systemic research review of a quantitative estimate of the effectiveness of exercise training on fasting insulin and insulin resistance in children and adolescents. The following results were reported: a small to moderate effect was found for exercise training on fasting insulin and improving insulin resistance in youth. The researchers concluded that the […]
Here are 10 ways to perform catching and throwing drills in children that they can do all by themselves: 1. Toss a balloon up in the air and catch it. 2. Bat a balloon up and down in the air using your hands. How many times can you keep it up in the air without it […]