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Children Need 60-80 Minutes of Exercise Per Day
BMC Medicine published research on exercise in younger children (less than 10 years old) and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The researchers found that there was gender differences therefore it was recommended that: boys under 6 years old need 70 minutes of exercise per day older boys need at least 80 minutes per day […]
Visual Processing in Low Birth Weight and/or Extremely Preterm
Pediatrics published research on the visual processing of 228 adolescents with a history of extreme low birth weight (less than 1000g) and/or extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks gestation). Compared to a control group the extreme low birth weight and/or extreme preterm adolescents exhibited the following: significantly worse visual acuity with habitual correction in both […]
Balloon Balance Activity
Here is a balance and eye foot coordination activity using balloons. Check out the directions at YourTherapySource.com.
CVS Caremark Grants
CVS Caremark Community Grants Program we provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations that are providing much-needed access to health care for underserved populations; wellness and prevention programs including programs in public schools and health education/ awareness programs. The grant application process ends for 2013 on October 31, 2013. Find out more information at CVS Caremark.
DIY Fine Motor and Visual Perceptual Toy
Here is a simple fine motor and visual perceptual toy to create. Using a small juice bottle, place velcro dots all around the bottle. Use fun foam shapes with velcro dots and place them on the bottle. Glue matching fun foam shapes to a piece of cardboard. Have the child pull off each velcro fun […]
10 Tips for New Pediatric Occupational or Physical Therapists
Not that anyone asked but here are my 10 tips (not in any specific order) for any newbies entering the pediatric therapy world: 1. Make sure you love kids! – It is super important that you love hanging out with children. You are going to be acting like a kid, joking around with kids and […]
Active Video Gaming and Children with CP
Physical Therapy has published research on exercise intensity levels in children with cerebral palsy while using active video games. Ten children with spastic cerebral palsy were age matched with their peers and participated for 40 minutes in 4 active video games – jogging, bicycling, snowboarding and skiing. Heart rates were recorded as well as lower […]
Hedgehog Play Dough Game
Learn how to play this fine motor, visual motor and visual memory game at YourTherapySource.
10 Activities to do with a Jump Rope Besides Jumping Rope
Watch the video with 10 activities to do with a jump rope besides jumping rope at YourTherapySource.com.
Pain in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Pediatrics published research on the characteristics of pain in children with cerebral palsy. A cross sectional study was completed on 252 youth ages 3-19 years old, their families and their physicians. The results indicated the following: 54.8% reported some pain on the Health Utilities Index 3 24.4% of the caregivers reporting that their child experienced […]