A Parent’s Joy in Daughter’s Reading Reading… both fun and imaginative, reading is an activity fundamental to all aspects of learning. Often learned quickly and easily, reading can be a struggle for some. “Madeline fought me on reading, and any kind of homework was a fight.” Madeline, the third born out of four siblings, was […]
Heads, Helmets, and an Overlooked Injury Many sports now use helmets for head protection— Hockey Skiing Football Bicycling However, the increase in the use of helmets for head protection has led to an increase in an injury pattern no one much considers—neck trauma. When the head hits, the helmet bounces leaving the neck traumatized, similar […]
Re-Tooling Running Some of recent updates from our running clients: Qualifying for Boston! Returning from Injury! Setting New PR’s! Whether you are a parent watching their child run the bases without looking awkward, a teen making a team, or an adult returning from injury, we find there are many ways running brings joy to people’s […]
Rear-End Pains No, not pain in the rear-end! A number of our adult clients have significant pains which coincidentally relate to impact patterns matching rear-end auto collisions. The other thing they have in common is the pains don’t fit any traditional injury patterns and standard therapeutic approaches yield limited improvement. Our clients want to function […]
Reading Challenges and Growing Pains: A Shared Relationship??? A tearful child pulling you from a deep sleep sobbing with leg pains… A tearful child refusing to read because it’s too hard… A tearful child not wanting to go to school because of reading, writing, or recess frustrations… A dreaded call from school because your child […]
This Grad Took a Village! Congratulations to my son Dan! To see him in a cap and gown marching as part of the Class of 2014 brings more joy and pride than I imagined possible. Hope Allows for Possibility Four years ago, when Dan was 13, I gave serious thought to Dan’s future. A […]
The Anguish and Frustration of Being Last “Miss Cara,” my 10-year-old client asked, “what is your diagnosis?” A benign question from a child well aware of the developmental labels he carries. I laughed, but wondered what label I would have if I grew up in these times. I was terribly uncoordinated so I might indeed […]
Spring Break Slip-up Cara’s Spring break mishap Day 1- Knee Swollen, throbbing, not bending much. Day 3- Limping badly, not bending much. Day 4- Kinetic Bridging®. Bending! Limping gone. Day 5- Swelling gone! Day 7- Elliptical for 45min. Day 8- Run 5 miles on trail! A wonderful week of hiking on the coast […]
After the Cast is Gone… A Story of Casts, Braces, Pain, and Weakness After the cast comes off, strength has gone on vacation, coordination takes extra effort, and there are weird aches and pains. Sound familiar? It’s a story we hear frequently. In addition to the trauma of a bone break, the cast can be […]
The Collarbone is Connected to the… You slip and catch yourself with your right arm. Whew, close call but, lately your neck hurts, headaches are more frequent, and it is hard to get comfortable sleeping. Coincidence? Not really. In the past few months we’ve seen a number of children and adults who have had collarbone/clavicle […]