Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season! In the spirit of New Year’s traditions and resolutions, I thought we should start 2021 off with some simple and fun 5 minute workouts. As always I have provided workouts for kids of all ability levels, but this week we are …
Hey there and welcome back! Well, today is the final segment of our 4 part series, Simple Things You Can Do With…. And today we are talking about one of my all time favorite toys, Squigz! There is just something about this toy! I don’t know if it’s the fun shapes and sizes, the versatility, …
Welcome Back to our series, “Simple Things You Can Do With…” This week we are going to talk about the playground ball. This simple and versatile toy is incredibly versatile and useful. For those of you who aren’t familiar with a playground ball, it is a small ball that kids use frequently during PE class …
Today is post 2 of our 4 part series, Simple Things You Can Do With… In last week’s post and video we talked about the therapy ball. You can watch the video here and read the post here. This week his week we are talking about pool noodles! Pool noodles are an incredibly versatile and …
December is upon us! Things in my household are getting a little wild and crazy. How about yours? Taking into account all of the business of the season, I thought I would do a fun and simple series for the month of December. In this series, I am going to give you simple ideas of …
Happy Holidays everyone! In this week’s video and blog post we are talking about toys! I have quite a bit of experience with toys. As the mom of 3 boys and a Pediatric PT for over 20 years I have spent a lot of time playing with toys. Should I admit that? https://youtu.be/ObiQwJC_NQc After all …
Well, it looks like virtual therapy sessions are here to stay for a while. Much like many of you, the idea of providing services virtually was completely overwhelming at first. But, after a lot of research and collaboration with friends I have finally found a basic system that is working really well for me. Much …
Midline is an imaginary line that runs down the center of our body from the top of our head to our toes dividing our body into two equal parts. Many of our movements during the day require us to cross this imaginary line. In last week’s video and blog post, we discussed why midline and …
Midline is an imaginary line that runs down the center of our body from the top of our head to our toes dividing our body into two equal parts. Many of our movements during the day require us to cross this imaginary line. For example, using your right hand to scratch your left shoulder. And …
Believe it or not, there are more than 600 muscles in the human body. These muscles control everything from digestion and the pumping of blood throughout our bodies to the way we move. These muscles are divided into 3 different types: smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle. Smooth Muscle Smooth muscle controls many of …
