Beyond the festive atmosphere, balloons take on a new role as playful allies in physical therapy, enriching your home exercise program to propel your child towards their developmental milestones. Dive into the fun as we explore specific goals and discover how the magic of balloons can make each activity engaging and enjoyable!
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Looking for ways to practice PT skills while having fun during easter?! Look no further than these PT tailored ideas.
Have a Hoppy Easter – 3 PT Activities for Spring! Read More »
Piggybank toys are fan favorites during physical therapy sessions for children as young as six months through early childhood. Ready to PLAY?!
Toy Highlight: Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Piggy Bank Read More »
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a developmental disorder in which a child’s coordinated motor skills are significantly below what would be expected for that child’s age, in the absence of another medical condition. This first becomes apparent in the early years of a child’s life, and may present as: Clumsiness Slowness Difficulty imitating movements
Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder and the Transformative Role of PT Read More »
Painter’s tape is an easy, affordable tool that can be used to practice many of your child’s physical therapy activities. Balance, coordination, and strengthening activities can all be performed with a simple roll of painter’s tape. See below for some ideas! Balance Beam Use one or two long strips of painters tape to create
8 Simple Tape Activities for PT! Read More »
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of non-progressive disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It’s caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth. CP can range in severity from very mild involvement where you see kids walking, running, jumping, performing age appropriate gross motor and cognitive
Bilateral coordination is the ability to move both sides of the body at the same time in a controlled manner. This is needed for many activities of daily living, and many play activities! Things like dressing, tying shoes, jumping, riding a bike, climbing stairs, catching, and running all require bilateral coordination. There are several
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An in-toeing gait pattern occurs when a child walks or runs with feet pointing toward each other, rather than with feet pointed forward. This can happen as a result of the rotational alignment of the hip, knee, or foot. Sometimes the strength, mobility, and coordination of the hip musculature can promote a more inward rotation
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In our previous blog post, we talked about the importance of tummy time, how much tummy time your baby should be getting, and how to progress tummy time. Now that we have discussed all of the details of tummy time; it is time to discuss how we can make tummy time easier, more enjoyable, and
Mastering Tummy Time: Tips to Make it Fun and Engaging! Read More »
Riding a bike is a complicated task that requires trunk stability, full body strength, balance, coordination, motor planning, body awareness, and spatial awareness. Pedaling a bicycle is much more difficult than pedaling a tricycle and requires much more strength and force as well as more balance and body awareness. Although learning to ride a tricycle
Pedaling Towards Success: Tips for Helping Your Child Learn How to Ride a Bike! Read More »
Eugene Clinic:
84 Centennial Loop
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 255-2681
Fax: (541) 255-3537
Clinic Hours:
8:00 to 6:00 Monday – Thursday
8:00 to 5:00 Friday
Corvallis Clinic:
375 NW Harrison Blvd.
Corvallis, ORÂ 97330
Phone: (541) 255-2681 (Eugene)
Fax: (541) 255-3537
Clinic Hours:
8:00 to 6:00 Monday - Thursday
8:00 to 5:00 Friday
