Fun Ways to Integrate PT Exercises at Home
Bring the Zoo to Your Home – Let’s Be Animals! Bear Crawling – Stay up on your hands and feet with your bottom in the air Great for coordination between arms/legs and core activation Crab Walking – Using your hands and feet, push to lift your bottom off the ground and try to keep your […]
Getting Kids To Try New Foods
Improving interest in feeding Picky eating is an issue all parents deal with at some point in their child’s life. While it is normal for kids to have favorites and preferences with food, variety in their diet is fundamental to staying strong and healthy. Kids should tolerate food with different textures, temperatures, and tastes. On […]
New Kenosha Location Video Tour
Our Kenosha location will be moving to a new building this Summer of 2022. The new location will only be 5 minutes away from our current Kenosha address, while offering much needed space as we grow as a company. Check out the progress in this video tour, things are coming along! We are doing a […]
W-Sitting in Children
What is w-sitting?: W-sitting (sitting on the knees with the bottom on ground and heels outside of hips) is one of many positions children choose to sit in. It is common for children to move in and out of this position while playing, only spending brief moments w-sitting. While developing children use this position at […]
Outdoor Winter Sensory Activities
Winter in Wisconsin can get so cold! I don’t know about you, but my desire to be outside for extended periods of time goes WAY down the colder it gets. However, our kids are not any less likely to need movement and sensory input throughout their day. Physical activity and sensory input are things that […]
Adaptive Halloween Costumes
Halloween is a spooky time of year, filled with scary movies, candy, decorations, and dressing up! Unfortunately, all costumes are not made for all children. Homemade or purchased, we are here to help you find the latest adaptive trends to meet your needs. Target has a great selection of adaptive Halloween costumes, with sensory friendly options coming all sizes from toddler to adult. They also include features such as removable hoods […]
Success Stories: Meet Albert
Meet Albert, our newest patient success story at Medical Support Services! Albert has been working with Shannon, one of our Speech-Language Pathologists, since April 2019. Albert has made such great progress with his functional communication over this time, but especially over this last year with use of his new speech generating device. At the beginning […]
Success Stories: Meet Elaine
Meet Elaine, one of our newest patient success stories at Medical Support Services! Elaine came to physical therapy at Medical Support Services struggling with lots of falling. She was unable to keep up with her friends and cousins and, as a result, felt very discouraged. Elaine began physical therapy appointments with Emma and Jessie, two […]
Managing Screen Time
Managing Screen Time About This Presentation In this presentation we go over how we use technology in our lives, different types of screen times, effects of screens on our kid’s bodies and minds, how sensory systems are affected by screens, signs to look for if there might be an imbalance, and suggestions on managing screen […]
Building a Sensory Bin
This fun summer activity is easy to put together, costs only around $10, and is a great sensory project for the kiddos! Our sensory bin kit can be used on days when the kiddos are bored and parents need a minute to relax. This project has brought hours of fun for these kiddos while allowing […]
Motor Learning in Children with Autism
What is motor learning? Motor learning is the change in capability to produce skilled tasks, often associated with practice or experience. In essence, it is the process of learning how to do something well. There are three stages in motor learning: cognitive, associative, and autonomous. Cognitive: a slow process where the child needs to think […]
Chores as Occupational Therapy Practice
There are so many great ways to practice fine motor and sensory skills with your kiddos at home! Why not practice learning important skills at the same time? Try these OT-approved activities in your garden or with the laundry! These skills can also translate to whichever task you want your child to learn. Tell us […]