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04.25.2022
Elevate Your Heart Health with Physical Therapy
Heart disease is a leading cause of death and disability. This shouldn’t be a surprise – it’s been at the top of the list for years. You know that taking care of your heart is important. That means doing things like eating right, avoiding smoking, and exercising regularly. What most people don’t think about is
heart health
04.11.2022
Milestone Changes
Did you know that the CDC recently changed the ages for some of the major milestones of child development? Here are some examples. Walking without support changed from 12 months to 18 months. Crawling is no longer a milestone. Before, a 24 month old was saying 50 words. Now, the expectation is that a 30
milestone
03.28.2022
Oromyofunctional Disorders: What Exactly are They?
Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) are patterns involving oral and orofacial musculature that interfere with normal growth, development, or function of orofacial structures. Orofacial musculature dysfunction can occur at any stage in life. So, let’s look more into oromyofunctional disorders and how skilled treatment can help. (ASHA, 2022). What can be addressed in oromyofunctional disorder treatment?
oromyofunctional disorders
05.02.2022
Interoception
Have you ever heard of interoception? Interoception may be identified as our eighth sense. Firstly, interoception allows us to understand what is going on inside our body. Then, it helps us know what action we need to take in order to respond to what our body is telling us. When our bladder is full, we
interoception
04.18.2022
Recycle Easter Eggs With These Fun Ideas
Spring! New growth, sunshine, and warmer weather are a welcome sight following winter. Along with spring comes Easter and, of course, that means a visit from the Easter Bunny! The Easter Bunny often visits homes and hides a bunch of plastic eggs filled with wonderful surprises. Somehow, each year, that one box that holds those
recycle easter eggs
04.04.2022
Prevent Falls
According to the CDC, there are more than 36 million falls each year, and 1 in every 5 of these falls results in a broken bone. To put this in perspective, every second of every day an adult over the age of 65 will have a fall. There are many contributing factors that can cause
prevent falls