Written By: Erica Koester, DPT Has your therapist mentioned that you should stretch for 3+ minutes? Here is the reason why. The fascia, a.k.a. connective tissue, requires time to stretch. What is fascia? Why is it important? Fascia...
Written By: Mary Pengelley, PT, DPT What is Serial Bracing? Serial bracing is a therapeutic intervention used to decrease muscle tightness, change habitual patterns of movement in a single joint, or improve range of motion. It can be used for tight heel-cords...
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...
A few of our PPT4Kids therapists recently visited the Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL, and I had the wonderful honor of tagging along. Wow! What an amazing place! The Institute offers families access to the...
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