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Wife, mother, professor, & physical therapist specializing in pediatrics. Blogging about child development, family, PT practice, teaching, research, & life. Views are my own.

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Kids and football – my thoughts as a physical therapist and a Mom

Posted on September 6, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

Creative-commons licensed photo by Flickr user stuseeger Yesterday, the medical journal Neurology published a study suggesting that professional football players are 4 times more likely to die from the Alzheimer’s disease and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) than the general population.  This is just the most recent addition to a growing body of evidence linking football to neurodegenerative…

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More trouble for Bumbo

Posted on August 15, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

Approximately 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to reports of injuries – including skull fractures – in babies who wiggle out of the popular (and controversial) infant seat.  The recall provides Bumbo seat owners with a free repair kit including a restraint belt, a new warning…

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#WhyIChosePT

Posted on July 3, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

This year, we added social media communication as a professional competency in our Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum.  During their 5-week Professional Interactions course, our first-year students were required to complete a number of assignments on the social media sites Twitter and LinkedIn.  For their last Twitter assignment, students were asked to reflect upon their choice of…

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Social media & physical therapy: a look back on the 2012 House of Delegates and RC 23

Posted on June 22, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

My view from the floor of the APTA House of Delegates Earlier this month, I attended my very first session of the American Physical Therapy Association’s House of Delegates.  There were a couple of large issues – namely governance review and what is now known as Physical Therapist Responsibility and Accountability for the Delivery of Care (formerly…

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Win, lose, or draw?

Posted on May 21, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

As the school year winds down, many kids’ activity levels (thankfully) start to ramp up.  With end-of-the-year field days and the beginning of summer ball, my Facebook news feed is exploding with comments and articles expressing a similar sentiment: Remember when there were actually winners and losers?  When everybody didn’t get a medal? Sort of…

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Get outside and get moving!

Posted on May 3, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

How much exercise do your kids get each day? The CDC recommends that all children participate in 60 minutes of physical activity each day, including aerobic exercise, muscle strengthening, and bone strengthening.  Sixty minutes per day may seem like a lot, but it is important to remember that children aren’t simply small adults. Kids (especially young…

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Barefoot is best

Posted on April 20, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

[Creative Commons Licensed Photo by Flickr user hlkljgk] One of the most frequent questions parents ask me is, “What type of shoes do you recommend for my baby?” They are often surprised by my answer. The truth is, the best shoes for emerging and new walkers are actually no shoes at all. That’s right –…

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Kids these days, part 3

Posted on April 3, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

I recently attended a meeting for rehabilitation managers in my community titled, “New Graduates and Generation Y: Training for Emotional Intelligence and Face-To-Face Communications Skills.”  This is Part 3 in a series of posts on the themes of that discussion about the Millennial generation.  You may also want to read Part 1 and Part 2….

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Kids these days, part 2

Posted on April 3, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

I recently attended a meeting for rehabilitation managers in my community titled, “New Graduates and Generation Y: Training for Emotional Intelligence and Face-To-Face Communications Skills.”  This is Part 2 in a series of posts on the themes of that discussion about the Millennial generation.  Part 1 can be accessed here. “Students and new grads [Millennials] don’t…

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Kids these days, part 1

Posted on March 27, 2012May 30, 2022 by kendrapedpt

Last week, I was invited to a meeting for rehabilitation managers in my community. The title of the meeting was, “New Graduates and Generation Y: Training for Emotional Intelligence and Face-To-Face Communications Skills.”  Uh-oh.  I was invited because of my role as an academic faculty member in clinical education, but – with a 1978 birthday –…

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