By Kelsie McGladrey, DPT With summer dwindling down and school just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about school supplies. One of the key supplies that your child uses is a backpack! While your child may find it most important to get the sparkly one or the one with a superhero pattern, it […]
“I AM SO CLUMSY! I drop things and feel so weak. My hand aches and it gets tired….” Often this kind of complaint from a patient can be due to weakness or dysfunction of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. These muscles include the palmar interossei, dorsal interossei, lumbricals, as well as those comprising the […]
By Kimberly Alquist BP&HT’s aquatic re/habilitation program consists of supervised exercises performed in the water. Swimming is not a prerequisite skill. Patients can perform each exercise through activity and play while standing in the water, holding onto the side of the pool, or using a flotation device. The water provides a safe and effective method […]
Common Summer Sports Injuries and Prevention Tips By: Kelsie McGladrey, PT, DPT With the sunny weather comes sports! We have had a beautiful spring and summer is in full swing! As your kids are out playing both organized and recreational sports they are getting great physical and social benefits. But with the increase in play […]
Fun Summer Snack ideas that your kids can help with! From the desk of Kelsey Klemm, COTA/L As the holiday weekend creeps upon us and you are looking for ideas for fun activities to keep your kids busy, BPHT has some ideas for you! What kid doesn’t love a fun summer snack that they helped […]
Write your way through summer vacation! By: Elizabeth Isley, OTR/L Looking for ways to work on handwriting after school is out for the summer? Won’t be in town for one of BPHT’s Handwriting Camps this summer? Spending a bunch of time in the car and need an alternative to screen time? There are many ways […]
Summer Time Brain Games! By: Shelly Moore, COTA/L Summer vacation can feel like a long time away from school, but there are lots of fun ways that kids can continue to exercise their brains while on break. Activities that promote memory, attention, focus, recall and concentration will help keep brains active and sharp for daily […]
Summer Sensory Fun with Water By: Elizabeth Tenace, OTR/L School is out for the summer! So now what can you do to keep the kid’s busy while at home?? Water tables are a great way to cool off, have fun, and develop some skills in the summer months. You can purchase a variety of water […]
Speech Therapy Tips from a Fellow Mommy By: Regina Scannell, MS, CCC-SLP In college, as part of the training to become a Speech-Language Pathologist, I learned ways to facilitate language growth in young children. Now that I have three children of my own, all 5 and under, I find myself practicing what I preach. The […]
