You may think of physical therapy as the rehabilitative services rendered to someone recovering from an injury or surgery, and there are certainly occasions where children may need this type of service. More often though pediatric physical therapy involves habilitative treatments designed to help children with disabilities acquire, maintain, or even build on the skills … Continue reading
Occupational therapists are helpful, compassionate medical professionals, but many people do not know what exactly they do. Occupational therapy is intended to increase the important life skills of patients with disabilities, severe injuries, and other ailments. Patients who need to build lifelong skills to function socially, emotionally, and physically visit an occupational therapist. … Continue reading
It’s time for a quick run-down of three very different therapy professions. When we think about ‘rehabilitation’, we tend to think about multiple concepts. For some, the word ‘rehabilitation’ might conjure thoughts of physical recovery and someone’s gradual progress to being physically capable after an accident or injury. For others, the concept might mean something … Continue reading