by Summit Logistics | Apr 19, 2018 | Autism
How Much do You Know About Individuals with Autism? April is National Autism Awareness month which was first celebrated in 1970 by the Autism Society. This month represents an excellent opportunity to not only spread awareness but also promote autism acceptance and...
by Summit Logistics | Apr 13, 2018 | Occupational Therapy
April is OT Month! Demystifying OT and Celebrating its Distinct Value By: Melinda Butler, OTD, Director, www.therapystrategiesplus.com Occupational Therapy is a unique profession that is often misunderstood. This is in-part due to the fact that the role of the OT can...
by Summit Logistics | Apr 9, 2018 | Autism
Autism: The Journey of Both a Mother and a Therapist By: Belinda Worley, MS-SLP-CCC Since 1998, I have had the opportunity to work with children on the autism spectrum. It has been a huge blessing to be able to serve children in many different settings including home...
by Bart Lewis | Oct 18, 2016 | Karen Crilly
By Karen L. Crilly, PT, MAPT, DPT This is an exciting month, it is physical therapy month. Just like many physical therapist across American and the world the one component that is always on our radar is prevention. Thinking of prevention, I want to provide therapist...
by Bart Lewis | Oct 17, 2016 | Teresa Westerbur
By: Teresa Westerbur, OTR/L Therapists are often active participants in assistive technology evaluations to determine the appropriate computer access for individuals with disabilities. There are many adaptations available but I have listed my top 10 below: Keyboard...
by Bart Lewis | Sep 29, 2016 | Dr. Catherine Lewan
By: Catherine Lewan, PT, DPT, CPI, CYT October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and so for this month’s blog post, we’d like to talk about exercise and its role in cancer rehabilitation. More people are surviving after a cancer diagnosis than ever before, with breast...
by Bart Lewis | Sep 22, 2016 | Dr. Richard Hubler
By: Richard Hubler, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Be enthusiastic and encouraging. Demonstrate empathy (not sympathy) with your patients. Be confident and a good communicator. Know and/or review your muscles and anatomy for the best exercise prescription. Treat your patient...
by Bart Lewis | Sep 22, 2016 | Brian Trzaskos
By: Brian Trzaskos, PT, LMT, CSCS, CMP, MI-C 1) Keep your center of gravity within your base of support In Tai Chi, the center of gravity or “Dantien” acts as the central body around which all other body motions occur. Where our center of gravity goes we go and that...
by Kevin Daniele | Aug 1, 2016 | Kevin (Director of Marketing)
Pokémon Go is all the craze right now. Based on this article we found on https://www.autismspeaks.org, Pokémon Go might not just be a fun game, but it could also be used as an intervention for patients with ASD. Pokémon Go and other augmentative reality games can be...
by Kevin Daniele | Jul 26, 2016 | Kevin (Director of Marketing)
Here’s an interesting article I found on www.washingtonpost.com. It is hard to live without our devices. Phones, computer, tablets are the new norm as we have to stay connect. According to this article, that dependency and how much we use these devices could be...
