How A Physical Therapist Can Help With Post Concussion Management
Many young athletes suffer from concussion at some point in their lives. While in many cases, it does not have serious consequences, there are times when a concussion can have negative signs and symptoms. Many young athletes are eager to get back into the sport after the injury but it is important to get complete […]
Using Speech Therapy To Improve Your Child’s Speech Intelligibility
When a child is struggling to speak or when his or her language is hard to understand, it can be frustrating for both the child and the parents. As the child’s language continues to expand during the pre-school and early school years, parents and other adults are often left to guess what the child is […]
Signs Indicating That Your Student May Benefit From Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Teachers usually have a hectic time trying to ensure that all the students in the classroom are keeping up with their lessons. Trying to help each student is made more difficult by the fact that every child has specific challenges. Sometimes, a student may require special help to overcome certain challenges and this can be […]
Interview With creator of Booty Slide® and the owner of RK FIT – Rebecca Kordecki
Rebecca Kordecki is a personal trainer, model and host with an 18 year career in the industry. She has helped to train some of Hollywood’s fittest celebrities, including Raquel Welch and even Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and is well known for her ‘Booty Slide’ workout. Rebecca has a wealth of great information to share on […]
Interview With fitness expert and founder of 4E Fitness – Mark Sherwood
Mark Sherwood is CEO and founder of 4E Fitness, a company that specializes in providing tools for ‘inner peace’ by focusing on the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual aspects of health (hence the ‘4’). He also runs a naturopathic practice in Tulsa, has competed as a professional bodybuilder and presents the weekly 4E TV. In […]
Autism In Children And How Aquatic Therapy Improves This
Perhaps, one of the most difficult times a parent would go through is learning that his child is affected by autism. Autism is a disorder characterized by impaired communication and interaction accompanied by repetitive and restricted behavior. You do not have to worry much though once you learn your child is autistic. After all, there […]
Making Your Child Respond Positively To Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is more than just a therapy used for rehabilitation after an accident or injury. It spans a whole lot of other purposes including treatment for cerebral palsy, chronic pain, torticollis, spectrum disorders, spina bifida and neurological impairments among others. Physical therapy can be very tedious for you and your child and even the […]
Improve Your Child’s Overall Well Being With Speech Therapy!
Speech therapy is basically defined as a therapy that helps with people who have speech and language disorders. As a parent, you would certainly consider getting your child this therapy once you feel he is suffering from speech disorders like those that affect articulation, resonance, voice, fluency and even oral feeding. These are disorders that […]
Interview With muscular therapist and co-founder of MM Racing – Maureen Bruno Roy
Maureen Bruno Roy is a muscular therapist, yoga teacher, cyclocross rider, and co-founder of MM Racing. In this interview, Maureen discusses her husband’s recovery from a major femoral neck injury, the role yoga can play in conjunction with physical and muscular therapy, as well as providing insight about young athletes and injuries. You can follow […]
Understanding the Kinetic Chain for Better Performance and Fewer Injuries
When discussing human performance and anatomy, there are a number of different ways to look at the body and a number of different useful analogies. One interesting way you can describe the human body, for instance, is as a ‘kinetic chain’. In other words, you can think of the body as being a conduit for […]