Category: Physical Therapist

gross-motor Jan20th 2018

Get Help for Gross Motor Concerns

Gross motor skills require the use of the large muscles in the body. These skills include actions such as, walking, climbing stairs, holding objects, balancing and much more. Gross motor skills are essential to many daily activities. You may have a concern with your gross motor skills due to an injury, abnormal muscle tone, neurological

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chores Aug20th 2017

5 Benefits of Chores for Your Special Needs Child

When the dishes have piled up, the windows feature fingertip art, the floors have several days’ worth of grime, and you haven’t found time to fill the dog bowl, who can you call on to help? Your children!   Sure, doing it yourself is probably easier, quicker, and more to your liking. However, children of

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muscular-dystrophy Jul10th 2017

Muscular Dystrophy and Why Physical Therapy is So Important

As one of the most frequently inherited disorders worldwide, muscular dystrophy affects boys almost exclusively. Approximately 1 in 3,500 to 6,000 males born in the United States has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy in children. Although there are several types of muscular dystrophy, they all involve muscle weakness and a

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