There are two free apps today (11/14/2014) that are worth taking a look to add to your pediatric therapy tool kit. The first one is Toca Hair Salon Me. Personally, I love any Toca Boca app but this one is super cute. Kids can add their own pictures and style the hair. The step by […]
After seeing this craft over at Toddler Approved, I figured this would be perfect for little fingers to work on scissor skills, shape identification and simple drawing skills. We started out by cutting out a circle and some colorful shapes from construction paper. We glued the shapes into the white circle. Next, cut out a […]
A systemic review of 24 studies was published on fine motor skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The results were the following: 1. more advanced fine motor skills, such as visual-motor integration, were more frequently impaired than basic fine motor skills, such as grip strength. 2. with […]
A feasibility study was published on using posturography to monitor changes following vestibular input in children. The participants in the study included 5 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and 5 neurotypical children. Each child received 10 minutes of vestibular swing activity with pre and post evaluations of postural stability under four different conditions and […]
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Research was published assessing the dynamic bilateral postural stability on balance control and gait parameters in 30 children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy (8-10 years old). The children were divided into two groups. One group received 2 hours per session of physical therapy for 3x/week for 8 weeks. The second group received 1.5 hours per session […]
Practice grading of pencil pressure with this free printable. You can download it at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freeturkey [subscribe2]
A randomized controlled study was published on 30 children with Down syndrome, where 15 children received physical therapy and 15 children received physical therapy and whole body vibration training. Both groups participated 3x/week for 6 months. The groups underwent stability testing and muscle strength testing before and after the 6 mos of the treatment program. […]
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology published research on 287 Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) observations were made on 74 children with pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI). The results showed the following: 1. Children sustaining hypoxic–ischaemic injuries made the slowest and least complete recoveries. 2. Older children made faster gross motor recoveries after controlling for aetiology. […]