The Universal Exercise Unit (UEU) known as Spider Cage is a 3-sided wire cage with a set of flexible ropes used by pediatric physiotherapists. It is a valuable tool that we utilize at Hope AMC for so many purposes and benefits.
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Today was the push chair/ special stroller/ adaptive seat fitting of my daughter. However, what you want to call it is still a pediatric wheelchair. It is more painful than you can imagine. After all, a wheelchair is a sign of disability.
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Intensive therapy differs tremendously from long term pediatric therapy in many aspects. It is not just a more intense form of therapy (daily and for longer hours).
It differs completely
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A correctly setup pediatric medical center or a pediatric therapy center needs to have the various approaches f all pediatric physiotherapy
I must admit that I recoiled a little when I typed out that title. When it comes to parenting, I feel that every parent is perfect and does the best to get the best for their own children. And each child being so
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Muscular dystrophy is a disorder of the musculoskeletal system that is characterized by progressive weakness and atrophy of varying severity of various muscle groups. This disorder has many
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If your child continues W-sitting and is struggling to maintain any other position, it may be beneficial to have your child evaluated by an pediatric occupational therapy specialist to make sure w-sitting
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Living with cerebral palsy is challenging. This is a debilitating disorder that affects mobility. However, this state of the disorder can be improved, motion can be maintained and pain can be decreased by
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There are many health conditions that require the use of orthosis. Those can be foot pronation, foot supination, leg and foot spasticity, hip dysplasia, foot and ankle malalignment, severe metatarsus
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Many often a child hears like “oh, you speak so slowly” or “maybe, you are habitual nervous.” These are heard so often, so frequently that they become so cliche! Parents and family members of a child
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Lump on the shin can be benign or harmless and may be caused by underlying skin conditions, such as warts, cysts, or abscesses. An injury from trauma or abnormal cell growth can also be a cause
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The early years of a child are full of new stimulations and novel experiences that drive the cognitive, social, and physical growth of the child. The first three years of the child are a critical time for brain
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Like other parents, you may also want your kids to do well in school, right? It’s quite natural, but sometimes something appears missing in a child, such as the ability to move properly, speak properly, eating
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Are you noticing your child is experiencing a delayed motor development? Are you seeing your child is unable to push up on tummy, sitting control, or transition to sitting, roll, crawl, stand, walk, etc.?
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Physiotherapy is for people of all ages. Physiotherapy for infants, for children, for adolescents, and so on – there are so many specialized physiotherapy fields called pediatric physiotherapy.
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Have you been spending an overwhelming amount of time talking through your child’s worries? Is it associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – a developmental disorder that affects communication
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If you’re like most parents, you are also like them as proactive to taking your child to their well-visits, getting immunization, offering nutritious foods, and helping with their schoolwork. But how often do you
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If you have a child with developmental problems or autism spectrum disorder, put them in an environment where they can gain skills to communicate, learn and socialize. And using the Intensive Therapy
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Children with autism can benefit from occupational and ABA therapy. Designed to help develop fine motor skills and improve life skills, such as feeding and dressing, etc. ABA and occupational therapies are the
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When your child’s knee twists like a pretzel in a tumble on the scooter or an arm fractured due to falling off a bike, you would immediately visit a pediatric orthopedic specialist. Or if your child
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