Pediatric Toe Walking: Beyond Muscles And Bones!
A dynamic system is made up of multiple parts that work together to create change over time. With toe walking, we have to look at ALL the factors that contribute to walking, not just the…
Three Profiles of Abnormal Eating Behaviors in Patients with Dementia
As a speech-language pathologist, I receive frequent nursing referrals when a resident with dementia stops eating, plays with their food, impulsively eats certain kinds of food, or demonstrates other undesired behaviors at meals.Recently, I read…
Mining for Gold: Ten Tips for Finding Motor Speech Targets When Treating CAS
After you diagnose a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), determining their optimal motor speech targets for treatment can be a daunting task. Setting these targets requires a keen eye and resilient creativity –…
How to Maximize the PT-AT Relationship in the High School Setting (Part 1)
This is part one of a two-part series that takes a closer look at the relationship between physical therapists and athletic trainers in the high school sports setting. In this article, Zachary Fox, PT, DPT…
Shoulder Biomechanics and Exercises
The shoulder consists of two force couples: one is at the glenohumeral (GH) joint and the other is at the scapulothoracic articulation.1,2Shoulder force couplesA force couple is defined as two equal…
Why Therapists Love MedBridge
