Category: Physical Therapy

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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flat head Dec15th 2016

Does Your Baby Have a Flat Head?

Today, many more babies have flat spots on their heads, far more than 20 years ago. In fact, it is now common to see babies out in public wearing orthotic helmets and to hear stories about their courses of physical therapy. In the 1970’s, studies showed that 1 in 300 infants were diagnosed with plagiocephaly

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