Let’s talk about the frequency & duration of PT services in the school setting! Service frequency means how often you will see the student for PT services. Service duration is how long the session lasts. If you remember all the way back to this post, we discussed some differences between school-based and medical based physical […]
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Let’s talk about setting physical therapy goals! In the realm of physical therapy, goals are set around deficits or impairments to achieve specific desirable outcomes. Goals help us track and measure progress with our students as well as help guide & direct our therapy sessions. There are many important criteria physical therapists consider & aim
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Positive feelings and mental well being go hand in hand with being happy and feeling joy. This does not mean being happy every single minute of the day or never experiencing any pain or problems. What I am referring to is your overall state of mind, your outlook. Happiness does not come from other
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Children with autism or other language processing disorders may struggle with uncertainty around their routine or lack of understanding about what’s next. A great way to help children with this challenge is offering visual schedules. Visual schedules offer children a concrete representation of what is going to happen next. Children with autism may especially benefit
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Today I wanted to discuss adaptive equipment and its use in the school environment! What is adaptive equipment? By definition, adaptive equipment is any tool, device or machine that helps an individual perform a task or function associated with their daily living. Thus, there are several different categories and many different types of adaptive equipment
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Hello again, lets dive into talking about the most common and most treatable issue, Anxiety. Anxiety is a combination of worry and stress, a feeling of dome and dread. But let’s remember that worry can be healthy and helpful, and stress can also be healthy and helpful. For example, if we worry about doing well
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