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Link Between Visual and Motor Development in Cerebral Palsy?

Pediatric Neurology published research on 47 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy for ophthalmic disorders and their association with neurological disorders. All children were recommended to have comprehensive ophthalmic exams. The following assessments were completed: Gross Motor Function Classification System, Gross Motor Function Measure the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II. The results indicated the following: 1. ametropia (abnormal […]

March 6, 2015/2 Comments/by Your Therapy Source

autism, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Motor Development in Children at Risk for Autism

Longitudinal research was published evaluating the development of 20 children at risk for developing autism (older sibling diagnosed with autism). Each child was completed motor, face processing, IQ and diagnostic assessments at 9 months and 40 months of age and an additional follow up assessments at ages 5-7 years old. The results indicated the following: […]

March 5, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

ADHD, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, physical fitness

Physical Fitness, Self Control and ADHD

The Journal of Psychophysiology investigated the relationship between physical fitness and resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations in 28 children (23 boys and 5 girls) with ADHD. In addition, each child completed a battery of physical fitness assessments including flexibility, muscular endurance, power, and agility tests. The results indicated the following: 1. ADHD children with higher […]

February 26, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

data collection, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

What? Why? and How? to Use Rubrics for School Based Therapy

What are rubrics? Rubrics are an excellent tool for school based therapists to utilize throughout the school year for ongoing assessment of a student’s skills. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a specific task. A skill is broken down into different components and a numerical value is given to each component. The […]

February 24, 2015/3 Comments/by Your Therapy Source

autism, cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, postural control, postural exercises, posture

Postural Care A to Z Free Resource

Another great resource found on Facebook. This resource was shared by Sparkle Occupational Therapy. It is an award winning document entitled The A to Z of Postural Care from the University of Kent. The document discusses various types of adaptive equipment, manual handling, emotional support, inclusive education and the golden rules about equipment use. Then […]

February 22, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Hip External Rotation, Eye Foot Coordination and Core Strengthening Activity – Video

Here is a video demonstration of a young boy working on hip external rotation, weight shifting, abdominal strengthening lower extremity dissocation and eye foot coordination. This is also a great activity to prepare for donning/ doffing socks and shoes for occupational therapy. View the video at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/videohiprotation.html [subscribe2]

February 19, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Fitness and Mobility in Children with CP

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published a longitudinal research study evaluating the associations between fitness components and mobility on 24 children with bilateral cerebral palsy and 22 children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. All of the participants completed aerobic and anaerobic fitness measurements on a cycle ergometer and isometric muscle strength tests (Gross Motor Function […]

February 18, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

motor planning, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, autism, body awareness, motor learning, motor memory

Personal Space Journey – Body Awareness Freebie

Here is a freebie page from Personal Space Journey which is a collection of activities to teach children about maintaining personal space. You can download the body cards at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/personalspacejourneyfreebie.html Here are some suggestions to use the cards for: 1. Musical Body Poses: Scatter the cards around the room. Move to music. Turn the music off. […]

February 17, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

pediatric physical therapy, ambulation, autism, cerebral palsy, gait, gait trainers, gait training, pediatric occupational therapy

Database for Rehabilitation Measures – Most are FREE!

In my Facebook feed, HeartSpace Physical Therapy for Children , shared a link to a database of over 200 rehabilitation measures. Many of them are FREE and available in PDF format. It doesn’t get any easier than that for a last minute assessment. Some of the resources are for the pediatric population so it is definitely […]

February 13, 2015/1 Comment/by Your Therapy Source

pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, cerebral palsy

Benefits of Aquatic Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Journal of Child Neurology published a research study on the effects of pediatric aquatic therapy on motor function, enjoyment, activities of daily living, and health-related quality of life for 11 children in the experimental group with spastic cerebral palsy of different motor abilities. The results indicated the following: 1. the pediatric aquatic therapy group had greater […]

February 12, 2015/1 Comment/by Your Therapy Source

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