BPHT kicked off Autism Awareness month by painting puzzle pieces all over the clinic! The kids had a blast painting on April 2nd and we wanted to share how we are celebrating the month and sharing awareness. According to the Autism Society, the puzzle piece patterns represent the complexity of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) […]
By: Jon Artman The best thing about being a hand therapist during National Occupational Therapy month is experiencing the elegance in positioning the hand to, for instance, wipe droplets from the top of a window during a cold April morning and realizing you’re receiving just the right amount of pressure sensation through the palm, wrist […]
What are the benefits and how can CIMT help? By: Sarah Karmali MS, OTR/L Constraint Induced Therapy [CIT] helps the brain “rewire” itself (Constraint-induced Therapy (CI Therapy) Taub Therapy clinic, n.d.) by integrating activities using the affected limb rather than the non-affected limb. CIT can show improvements with the affected hand regardless of the date […]
It’s finally here! The first Newsletter of the year and boy do we have some exciting things for you in this first edition! We’ve got sports clinics running now and are gearing up for the Spring groups and sessions, some great information from our Speech Language Pathologists on tongue thrust therapy, Constraint induced movement therapy, […]
Sports Skills groups are off and running! Literally! Here’s a little snippet of what we did this week with Ms. Kelsey and Ms. Kat. The kids are having tons of fun, making new friends, and learning new skills! Straight leg stretches to warm us up. Shuffling in warm-ups. Learning good hand position for hitting is […]
Handwriting Without Tears is designed to teach children key words and visual cues to use while writing. Is writing a cause for tears? It doesn’t have to be! By: Rebekah Brown, COTA/L Did you know that January 23rd was National Handwriting Day? Despite the prevalence of technology in schools today, handwriting is still an important […]
Alert Groups vs. Social Skills Group: Where does my child fit best? By: Abbie Paris, MS, CCC-SLP Does your child struggle to make friends? Does he tend to sit alone at recess? Does she seem to always say the wrong thing or not know what to say in certain circumstances? If so, your child might […]
“Tongue Thrust” Therapy: Speech Therapy is Not Just for Speaking By Daniel A Miller, MS, MA, CCC-SLP The term “tongue thrust” typically refers to a pattern of swallowing in which the individual pushes forward against or between the front teeth (usually, the incisors). This behavior is a part of typical development, but is expected to […]
BPHT is proud to announce that beginning in January we will be offering Sports Skills Clinics with Kelsie McGladrey, PT, DPT. Coach Kelsie has an extensive sports background and will be focusing on basketball, baseball and soccer. The focus of these groups is not only to improve ball handling skills, but become a better teammate, […]
