Aquatic Therapy
Aquatic therapy is a skilled treatment technique used by our therapists to improve a child’s function in a natural and fun environment.
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Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a neurological condition that occurs due to damage to the brain prior to, during, or shortly after birth.
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Crossing Midline
When Occupational Therapists refer to “midline”, they are describing the body’s imaginary line down the center of the body that divides it into the right and left sides.
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Down Syndrome
According to the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) (http://www.ndss.org/) Down Syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21.
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Emotional Regulation
Emotional regulation, or self-regulation, is the ability to monitor and control one’s own behavior, emotions, or thoughts, and match one’s internal environment to the demands of...
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Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills include all of the small movements and coordination of muscles in our hands and fingers.
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Floor Time
At MPPT, our OTs always strive to provide client-centered, holistic, strengths-based approaches to therapy to help children to grow and develop.
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Handwriting
Handwriting is the written form of language. In order to produce written symbols, it is integral to coordinate multiple body systems including our eyes, arms, fingers and hand movements,...
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Motor Coordination
Coordination refers to whether a child can move their arms and legs together to work in a coordinated, effective way.
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Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT):
NDT is a holistic approach used by multiple disciplines to help in the development of children with neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy.
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Ocular Motor Skills
At MPPT we have therapists trained in ocular motor skills. They have worked with developmental Optometrist and are highly skilled in addressing every day challenges for your child!
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Oral Motor
Here at MPPT, we have occupational therapists trained in the Beckman Oral Motor Protocol.
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Reflex Integration
A reflex is a motor response that automatically occurs each time a stimulus is provided.
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Sensory Feeding
Mount Pleasant Pediatric Therapy provides practical, individualized, and sensory based agenda to helping children who are “picky” eaters.
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Sensory Integration
Sensory integration describes how the brain receives and processes sensory information to then organize it to allow us to respond appropriately.
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Visual Motor Integration Skills
Visual Motor Skills, or Visual Motor Integration Skills, are the skills necessary to visually process information and react with the appropriate motor response.
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