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Oct 5, 20191 min read

All Care is Turning 5!

This October, All Care turns 5 years old! We are so appreciative of all of our clients, employees, friends and family who've helped us...

Occupational Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

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Sep 22, 20191 min read

Occupational Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder affecting about 1 million Americans. PD is characterized by...

Occupational Therapy and Spinal Cord Injury

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Sep 8, 20191 min read

Occupational Therapy and Spinal Cord Injury

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, there are 17,000 new cases of spinal cord injury every year ("Facts and...

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Aug 18, 20191 min read

Hippotherapy

Hippotherapy is the use of horseback riding as a therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment. Who Can Benefit from Hippotherapy? Children and...

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Aug 2, 20191 min read

Down Syndrome and Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapists (OT’s) work with individuals with Down syndrome to help them learn and gain mastery in skills they need to be...

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Jul 19, 20191 min read

Busy Kid Debit Card

How Does it Work? Kids get money put on their BusyKid Visa debit card through an app controlled by their parents Money is loaded onto the...

iPad, Xbox, and Wii Games That Help With Occupational Therapy

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Jul 5, 20191 min read

iPad, Xbox, and Wii Games That Help With Occupational Therapy

In occupational therapy, there are many ways to motivate your child to practice their fine motor, sensory, and sensory-motor skills at...

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Jun 21, 20191 min read

Yoga for Kids!

One activity for you and your child to do is to perform yoga. There are many benefits that can result from participating in yoga. One...

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Jun 7, 20191 min read

What Is Bone Growth Stimulation?

What is bone growth stimulation? When should I use it? Does it work? Bone stimulation or electrical bone growth stimulators are a...

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May 25, 20191 min read

ADHD and Weighted Vests

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or...

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May 10, 20191 min read

Dementia or Alzheimer’s?

When you hear someone diagnosed with dementia, what do you think that means? When you hear someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s what does...

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Apr 26, 20192 min read

Encouraging Young Writers

Writing is something integrated into our every day lives. Writing is done in order to complete tasks, whether that is an important essay...

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Apr 13, 20191 min read

Get Your Own All Care Shirt!!

Did you know that you can now order your very own All Care Therapies t-shirt? From now until May 3rd, you can place your order and help...

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Mar 29, 20192 min read

Benefits of Crafts

"But it's just a craft" might be something you think when you pick your child up from therapy or even school but there are many benefits...

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Mar 15, 20192 min read

Self Regulation

What is self regulation? Self- regulation is a skill that allows kids to manage their emotions, behavior and body movement when faced...

Christina Jack, OTS

Mar 1, 20192 min read

Lateral Epicondylitis

Lateral Epicondylitis, or Tennis Elbow, is the overuse of the extensor muscles in the forearm. These muscles originate on the outside of...

Christina Jack, OTS

Feb 15, 20192 min read

Treatment Modalities

Physical agent modalities, also known as PAMs or modalities, are methods used by therapists to prepare the body for appropriate...

Christina Jack, OTS

Feb 1, 20192 min read

Trigger Finger

Trigger finger occurs when the space around the tendon of a finger becomes inflamed or swollen, making the affected finger snap when...

Christina Jack, OTS

Jan 16, 20192 min read

Nerve Glides

Nerve glides are exercises that facilitate smooth and normal movement of our peripheral nerves. Nerve glides can also be known as nerve...

Handwriting Experience Influencing Brain Development

Christina Jack, OTS

Jan 3, 20191 min read

Handwriting Experience Influencing Brain Development

Reading and writing are simple tasks that most of us take for granted on a daily basis. The process of learning to read and write is one...