by Kristy Miller | May 30, 2022 | Awareness, Cystic Fibrosis, Exercise
May is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Awareness month. Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder caused by a genetic mutation that impacts a protein involved in the production of mucus, sweat, and digestive enzymes. Symptoms can revolve around difficulties with breathing due to thickened...
by Kristy Miller | Mar 13, 2022 | Constipation, Exercise, Food, Health, Nutrition
It is not unusual for pediatric therapists to spend a fair amount of time talking about pooping with families, or more specifically NOT pooping (constipation), and so it seemed like a good topic to share with all. Although constipation is generally defined as fewer...
by Kristy Miller | Feb 21, 2022 | 8p, Exercise, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Reading
On a regular basis I am asked if crawling on hands and knees is really an important milestone. After all, kiddos are learning to crawl at the same time that they are learning to pull themselves up into standing at different pieces of furniture throughout the house....
by Kristy Miller | Feb 13, 2022 | Exercise, Family, Food, Health, Nutrition, Recreation, Stress
During the winter, and notably during our current pandemic, we are especially aware of trying to stay healthy. We all know that we need to keep our immune system working in tip top shape, but how do we do that exactly? First, we know that stress and anxiety...
by Kristy Miller | Jan 30, 2022 | Exercise, Family, Free, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy
When adults go to PT, they come home with a list of exercises to complete a certain number of times in a row, multiple times each day. These types of orders don’t work very well for children. Instead, we want to try to make therapy fun for kids. One of the things we...
