To manage my social media calendar at work, I created an excel spreadsheet with separate tabs for each month. This year, my February calendar ended on Wednesday, February 28th and my March calendar started on Friday, March 1st. Did you…
Are you looking for some last-minute gift ideas for your sensory-sensitive child? Assential Therapies has some of our best speech therapists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists ready to help you, and yes, there is still enough time! Whether your kid…
Written By: Elizabeth Hare, PT, DPT
One of the biggest factors for physical development for newborns/infants/toddlers/children is their trunk stability and mobility. In order to reach, kick, roll, sit, crawl, stand, and walk, you initiate movement and stability in your trunk.…
Learn more about Elizabeth
Parents frequently ask what to do if their newborn/baby does not like “tummy-time”. The side-lying position has been emphasized for new parents as an important position especially with the “safe-sleep” initiative recommending lying a baby on their…
By: Rima Lintakas, DPT - Physical Therapist
Baby Jane, has been seen for weekly physical therapy sessions for ~13 months via a combination of in-home sessions and live-video-visits. Baby Jane was born prematurely at 22 weeks, weighing 1lb 1oz…