Occupational therapy

Activities of daily living

ADL’s, or Activities of Daily Living, are just that. They are the basic, everyday activities we engage in.

Aquatic therapy is a skilled treatment technique used by our therapists to improve a child’s function in a natural and fun environment.

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.

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…

Fine motor skills include all of the small movements and coordination of muscles in our hands and fingers.

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,…

Coordination refers to whether a child can move their arms and legs together to work in a coordinated, effective way.

NDT is a holistic approach used by multiple disciplines to help in the development of children with neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy.

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!

Oral motor skills refer to the movements of the muscles in the mouth, jaw, lips, tongue, and cheeks. 

Praxis requires observing and understanding the task (ideation), planning out an action in response to the task (organization), and the act of carrying out the task (execution).

A reflex is a motor response that automatically occurs each time a stimulus is provided. Primitive reflexes are a typical part of our development that begin in the womb and are present at birth. 

MPPT provides practical, individualized, and sensory based agenda to helping children who are “picky” eaters.

Sensory integration describes how the brain receives and processes sensory information to then organize it to allow us to respond appropriately.

Our occupational therapists will work with your child’s individual differences to best recommend sensory strategies and/or behavioral strategies as needed to increase your child’s functional performance in daily living activities.

Visual Motor Skills are the skills necessary to visually process information and react with the appropriate motor response.