Have a Hoppy Easter – 3 PT Activities for Spring!
Looking for ways to practice PT skills while having fun during easter?! Look no further than these PT tailored ideas.
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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 »
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
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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
Have you ever noticed your child is walking on their toes, has flat feet, or maybe is walking on the outsides of their feet? Are they starting to vocalize pain in the feet, knees, and hips? If so, orthotics may be able to help. Orthotics are an external device that help with the alignment of
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Spooky Spider-Web Obstacle Course For this, you can use yarn, painters tape, or streamers for your child to step over, climb under, and crawl through the “web”. Make it extra spooky by adding toy spiders and having your child move slowly while moving by them. Pretend to be Zombies Zombie sit ups are a great,
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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 »
Tummy time is one of the first and most important activities for your baby to do. So, what exactly is tummy time and why is it so important? Tummy time is considered the period of time during the day when your baby is on their stomach while they are awake and supervised. It is important
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Balls are a great toy that are not only readily available and easy to find, but they are also inexpensive and very versatile. (DIY: you can even make a ball out of a rolled up pair of socks!) They come in a variety of sizes, textures, weights, and firmnesses; which is part of why balls
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In April we celebrate Autism and the many ways play therapy can support children and their families each step of the way.
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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, OR 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