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Why Aquatic Therapy is Important
Have you ever considered incorporating aquatic therapy into your physical therapy sessions? Aquatic therapy is an increasingly popular form of physical rehabilitation and fitness that takes place in a pool. It can be incredibly beneficial to patients suffering from chronic … Continue reading
Occupational Therapy Month 2023
April is Occupational Therapy Month; a time to celebrate, honor and recognize the work of occupational therapy practitioners around the country. Nearly 130,000 people in the U.S. work in this extraordinary profession, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over … Continue reading
How to Manage Knee Pain
Click. Click. Click. You know you’re getting older when your body starts making sounds in areas that you’ve never heard before. If you hear a clicking sound when you go up or down the stairs, it’s probably your knees. … Continue reading
What are the Most Important Questions to Ask During an Initial Interview with a Patient?
The initial interview is probably one of the most important moments of a patient’s episode of care. This is an opportunity for clinicians to learn how to receive prudent information that will help guide them during clinical decision making. The … Continue reading
How To Individualize Hand Flexion Strengthening? Try the CanDo® Digi-Flex Multi®.
Hand strengthening is important to help address grip strength deficient, muscular imbalances, and improve overall function. Hand flexion strengthening is important for certain tasks including activities of daily living. Hand flexion strengthening is also important as it makes up many … Continue reading
If You Have a Balance Pad, You Need a Mat to Go with It!
Does your cell phone have a case on it? Of course, it does! Anyone with a smart device typically will want to protect it using a case. Users want to keep their investment safe and secure. The same goes for … Continue reading
How To Improve Shoulder Range of Motion?
Individuals who experience shoulder pain may have difficulty with performing shoulder range of motion to participate in daily activities. Daily activities may include dressing, bathing, grooming, reaching, among many other tasks to help us throughout the day. Those who are … Continue reading
Boring Pronation/Supination Exercises? Give this one a try
Are you still prescribing boring pronation and supination exercises to your patients? Looking for something new and different? I would recommend looking at the CanDo Pronation/Supination Wrist Exercise Wheel. What is the CanDo Pronation/Supination Wrist Exercise Wheel? The CanDo Pronation/Supination … Continue reading
Let’s Cut to the Chase: You Need CanDo® Perf 100 Exercise Bands
Let’s start with these questions: How many of you still use scissors to cut exercise bands for your patients? How many of you waste time trying to cut exercise bands with lousy scissors? How many of you struggle doing this, … Continue reading
How Ball Chairs Can Get You Moving More
How Ball Chairs Can Get You Moving More It’s time to swap out your office chair for a stability ball chair! In keeping with last week’s blog about finding time in the day to exercise, we have one more tip, … Continue reading