HeartSpace Blog
A thoughtful commentary on issues in Physical Therapy for children, adolescents and adults experiencing challenges with movement
February 3, 2014
Apps for Fun
In my last blog, A Few of My Favourite Things, I talked about a few of my favourite pieces of therapy equipment and I mentioned my iPhone/iPad . One of our collegues commented on some of her favourite apps and I thought that we may all have different apps that we really like and use
January 15, 2014
A Few Of My Favourite Things
Over the holidays, Julie Wiebe and I were honoured to spend 4 incredible days teaching “Dynamic Core Across the Life Span” in Oman. On the final afternoon the pediatric therapists were gathering to discuss videos of clients when someone asked about my favourite therapy equipment. Now, HeartSpace PT is primarily a community-based service – I
December 10, 2013
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Quite a few years ago, I purchased this Christmas book (- it appeals to my sense of humour). As the story goes, one year Olive the dog is merrily preparing for the holidays when a Christmas song comes on the radio and she hears “Olive, the other Reindeer…..”, so off she goes to the North
November 27, 2013
Tuesday Tips
I’ve recently started a new feature on my Facebook page. Each Tuesday, there will be a short post offering a piece of clinical information that I hope is immediately applicable to your practice. Head on over to the HeartSpacePT page and check out the tips from the last couple of weeks. If you think they’ll help
November 11, 2013
You Can’t Have One Without The Other
Each time I teach a continuing education class, there is at least one person who isn’t interested in learning about pelvic and rib cage alignment. But postural control is an essential component of every single motor skill; gross motor, fine motor, oral motor – you name it, every skill depends on our ability to control