The Many Benefits of Children Falling Children Fall off the Beam During some of my first years working as a pediatric physical therapist, sometimes a student or observer would come watch me work. One of these students saw me working with kids on a balance beam. As they walked across the balance beam, often times, […]
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Electrical Postural Devices: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective
A New Market Businesses have started selling many new and innovative electrical postural devices. These developers used good concepts and theories behind the product’s development. However, as someone who has studied posture and movement extensively, I have concerns. Before I get started, I want to say that there is no to little research on these […]
The Gift of Autism
As a pediatric physical therapist, I spent many years working with children with autism. These children each possess their own personalities, I cannot make generalizations about them. One thing I noticed without almost all my patients with autism, though, was what they taught me. When I first started working with kids, I remember seeing some […]
Play is a Child’s Work: The Importance of Play in Developing Gross Motor Skills A variety of therapists have used play therapy for quite some time. While researchers initially doubted it due to lack of research, practitioners reported success with the technique. It turns out now the research supports it too. So what are the […]
Evidence Based Medicine
Research versus Evidence Based Medicine Many physical therapy bloggers talk frequently about evidence based medicine. Often, though, these bloggers don’t agree with each other on treatments. Usually, they seem very focused on the research. While I support reviewing the research, I remember evidence based medicine including more than just research. That’s right, it’s not just […]
Pain Part II: The Curious Inconsistencies of Pain
What are pain and the inconsistencies of pain? Pain is a curious thing. For years, we analyzed tissues: muscles, nerves, and bones, trying to understand what causes pain. Unfortunately, the more we learn, the more confused we become. With a million techniques, thought processes, and tools out there to relieve pain, what does the research […]