HeartSpace Blog
A thoughtful commentary on issues in Physical Therapy for children, adolescents and adults experiencing challenges with movement
May 2, 2017
Core Requirements for Physical Therapists
I recently had the honour of doing a podcast with Mindy from WiredOnDevelopment. She’s interviewing PTs and OTs in paediatrics for their insights regarding practice and putting the information out there for all of us in a fun and accessible manner. We chatted regarding my thoughts on postural control, some of the lessons I’ve learned over
April 19, 2017
The Eyes Have It: Dynamic Systems At Work
For the last 2 posts, I have been discussing some of the details regarding functional vision – what it is, how it develops and its important contribution to movement. If you missed these, you can read them here and here. It can be challenging as a PT to decipher the information regarding the impact of
November 17, 2016
The Eyes Have It: The Basics
In the first post of this series (The Eyes Have It: The Foundation) we discussed the development of functional vision, it’s impact on movement and it’s intimate connection to the vestibular system. Today we’re going to discuss terms that have to do with functional vision: visual efficiency, visual processing and visualmotor integration 1. Visual Efficiency There
November 7, 2016
What Do Pediatric Physical Therapists Do?
There is a wonderful social media campaign in the USA that promotes “Get PT 1st” to address increased awareness of what Physical Therapy has to offer to so many different people in our communities. A few days ago I commented that I would have loved the video being shared on Facebook even more if
September 21, 2016
The Eyes Have It: The Foundation
I learned very little about vision in PT school. When clients came to me, parents would often say their child’s vision had been checked and it was fine. Except that as I watched them move, their vision didn’t seem fine. And so I began yet another educational journey – this time to learn about functional