by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Aug 24, 2021 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bilateral Coordination, Cerebral Palsy, Early Intervention, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs
Written By: Grace Chang, OTD, OTR/L Occupational therapists at Progressive Pediatric Therapy often use the Galileo whole body vibration platform to augment their therapy by providing low impact, smooth but powerful vibration input to a child’s body. The input of the...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Aug 23, 2021 | Early Intervention, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Wheelchair, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs
Written by Namyata Patel, PT, with contributions by Mary Pengelley, DPT, PT. What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA? The name, spinal muscular atrophy itself explains that it is a disease related to the spinal cord and muscle. The nerve cells that come from the...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | May 19, 2021 | Developmental Milestones, Early Intervention, Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Specialty Programs, Speech Therapy
Written by Progressive Pediatric Staff Member Why is imitation important? When children imitate language and behaviors, they are building blocks in their skill development because they get to have a model of these skills while they’re learning! Children learn...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Mar 17, 2021 | Ergonomics, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Physical Therapy
Written by: Megan Sliski, PT, DPT The reality of the onset of COVID-19 had placed all of us in impossible situations causing us to make decisions we never imagined ourselves having to make. For parents, this has been an especially difficult change. Parents are not...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Feb 2, 2021 | Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Physical Therapy
Written by: Megan Sliski, PT, DPT The COVID-19 pandemic began almost one year ago. Many of us have been spending increased time at home- some of us are even working at home and our children are attending school and therapies at home. Take a second to consider...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Dec 5, 2020 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Early Intervention, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Sensory Skills, Special Needs Children, Speech Therapy
Compiled and written by Teresa Hans, OTR/L & Brittni Barnes, OTR/L Ever wanted to know what toys therapists LOVE for different developmental stages? Progressive Pediatric Therapy staff have compiled a list for the different ages and stages to foster development!...
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