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A Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

Cerebral Palsy: the most common motor disability. A group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move, maintain posture, and balance themselves. Cerebral Palsy is often caused by damage that has occurred in the brain that affects its overall development. This disruption of development affects the ability to: Co…
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An Introduction to Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI)

Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) - SO, what is it? First and foremost, we would like to congratulate our very own Physical Therapist, Chloe Isaacs, PT, DPT, CIMI-2 on the recent completion of her certification in DMI Therapy and for being the FIRST in the state of Kentucky to become certified and bringing this metho…

W Sitting

What is W sitting? W-sitting is when a child sits on their bottom with their knees bent and feet positioned outside of their hips. If you’re standing above your child, you will see their legs and body make the shape of a W. Why Do Physical Therapists Not Like W Sitting? Prolonged W sitting can lead to the following iss…

In-Hand Manipulation

What is in-hand manipulation? The ability to hold an object in one hand and move it without assistance from the other hand. Children start to develop these skills between 2-4 years old with a single object. The order of development of these skills are first finger to palm translation, palm to finger translation, rotati…