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Prevention Physical Therapy therapist Dr. Preston Olson will
be traveling on a medical mission trip to Jamaica.
Prevention Physical Therapy has expanded care via e-mail
home exercise program's for all patients. |
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Pediatric physical
therapy is crucial in today's time and environment.
Early intervention into a young child's life is showing
tremendous outcomes for both gross and fine motor skills.
Prevention Physical Therapy utilizes state of the art
equipment including, biofeedback units, neuromuscular
electrical stimulation, and manual skills. This
lends the extra help all our children need to continue to
grow.
At Prevention Physical Therapy we believe in requiring
continuing education to our therapists to allow for the
highest quality of care to our children. Prevention
Physical Therapy takes pride in allowing e-mail and internet
communication to our therapists for any of your questions.
In today's era, instant communication will help in providing
continuing care for our children.
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A helping hand
for your child's future! |
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Facts About
Kids:
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Here are some interesting facts
out there for parents to think about. These are
different statistics about our children.
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A study led by APTA member
Shelley Goodgold, PT, associate professor of physical
therapy at Simmons College in Boston, found that 55
percent of the children surveyed carried backpack loads
heavier than 15 percent of their body weight, the maximum
safe weight for children recommended by most experts. |
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Approximately 35 million
children and young adults between ages 6 and 21
participate in sports, including 6 to 8 million in school
programs (1999). |
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About one of five American
kids is overweight enough to be considered obese.
(Obesity--being 20% or more overweight--is considered a
disease because it is associated with so many health
problems, like heart disease and diabetes.) |
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A study
of 500 US teenagers found that 56% of the males and 30% of
the females suffered from degeneration of the spine as
supported by X-ray evidence (Fish, 1984, cited in Knight
and Noyes, 1999). |
| In a study of children (aged 5 to 17) who presented to
a sports injury clinic, 49.5% of 394 sports injuries were
classified as overuse, with boys and girls displaying a
similar frequency. |
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Graphic design by
Alien-Mohawk Productions ©
2002
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