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...
by Kevin Daniele | Jul 15, 2016 | Kevin (Director of Marketing)
We found this article on news-medical.net and wanted to get your thoughts on this interesting fall prevention therapy for cancer patients with neuropathy. According to the article, up to 70% of patients that undergo chemotherapy will experience peripheral neuropathy...
by Kevin Daniele | Jul 11, 2016 | Kevin (Director of Marketing)
A recent study published in the journal Lancet Neurology (and that was posted on medicalnewstoday.com) found that simple, inexpensive activities like playing cards are just as effective in helping people regain strength and co-ordination following a stroke as playing...
by Ryan J. Stout | Jul 8, 2016 | Ryan (Director of Tech & CustEx)
Today.com posted a really neat article a couple of days ago about the use of dogs in physical therapy. Animal therapy isn’t super new in the field, but there’s a twist! All of the dogs have special needs (deaf, blind, three legged) — sounds like...
by Jill Eversmann | Mar 24, 2015 | Jill Eversmann
Posted by Jill Eversmann (upcoming workshops), Speech Language Pathologist, Sign Language Instructor. Owner, SPEECH SIGNS, LLC. 1) Start with signs that motivate the child. For young children, these often revolve around food, drink and parents. Good ones to start...
