Dynamic Seating is Important
To understand why dynamic seating is important we first need to understand what it is. The word “dynamic” is used to describe the presence of movement, as opposed to “static”—the absence of movement....
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Yes, Medicaid Will Pay for Adaptive Tricycles
As most of you undoubtedly know, for children with disabilities exercise such as cycling with a special needs tricycle can be therapeutic as well as fun. Cycling may provide a variety of health benefits...
Function-based Practice: The Rifton Support Station
As an Occupational Therapist I view toileting as a functional life skill, not as an interruption to the day. The product that makes this possible is the Rifton Support Station. For each of the more...
Safe Patient Handling: Evidence-based Practice
Safe patient handling is big. Some states have already passed legislation supporting this trend in healthcare and many hospitals and institutions are implementing “no lift” or “zero lift” programs...
Fabulous New Video: The Power of Movement
I hope as many people as possible in the special needs community can watch this new video about how the MOVE program is changing lives at the Woodland Developmental Center in Marysville, Michigan. Several...
Toby Long on Activity-Focused Early Intervention
Not long ago I had the opportunity to interview Toby Long, PT, PhD, FAPTA . As Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University and Director of Training in the Division of Physical...
Evidence Update #3: Autism in the News
This evidence update is focused on autism. It is a topic that’s been in the news lately, and the Spring 2012 Pediatric Physical Therapy Journal features two great articles and one commentary on this...
Feeding Equipment for Special Needs Children
Feeding children with oral-motor disability is often challenging, and positioning a child for this task is the key to success. The chair that we like to use for feeding in our clinic is the Rifton Activity...
Correct Positioning in the Rifton Chair
In the catalog it is called the Rifton Toddler Chair, but most people refer to it as just “The Rifton Chair.” The Rifton Chair is part of a family of seating from Rifton which includes the Activity...
Beyond the walker
Minnesota Clinic gets Better Outcomes from Smarter Gait Training than from Traditional Quad Walkers Contributed by Nicole Grant, PT Courage Center, Golden Valley, MN As a physical therapist here at...