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Health Center on Pain

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Pain is a completely personal experience, and it is one of the most common symptoms that may lead someone to seek the help of a physical therapist or other health care professional.

Health Center for Parents

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Physical therapists can help to prevent many new parenting injuries. They also can treat the minor achesand pains or injuries that result from pregnancy and childbirth, and being a new parent.

Health Center on COVID-19 and Long COVID

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Physical therapists can help improve many deficits resulting from the COVID-19, lengthy bed rest or long COVID. The goal of physical therapy for long COVID is to help people return to their home, work, and other activities as much as possible.

Crab Walk Gross Motor Skills Challenge

Sep 9, 2015 / Activity

Looking for a quick, do-it-anywhere way to practice gross motor skills? Sometimes simply performing a motor skill is a perfect activity in and of itself, and crab walking is that activity.

Don't Topple the Teepee Fine Motor Game

Sep 9, 2021 / Activity

Have your kids ever played pick-up sticks? Mine love it, and I played it all the time growing up! Let's try giving this fine motor game a twist. Don't topple the teepee!

Hula Hoop Tire Run

Sep 9, 2015 / Activity

This obstacle-course style activity focuses on gross motor skills while getting heart rates going and muscles working hard. There are endless combinations for gross motor fun, coordination and agility!

Let's Go Skating

Sep 9, 2015 / Activity

Ice skating is so much fun and so, so difficult. It takes a lot of balance to maintain an upright position on those tiny strips of metal. This is a perfect indoor activity for kids.

Milking a Cow

Sep 9, 2015 / Activity

Here's a quick, easy activity for hand strengthening that is sure to get a couple of laughs, too!

Tennis Ball Target Practice

Sep 9, 2015 / Activity

Playing with a ball is one of the most quintessential gross motor activities for kids. It is also one of the only toys that can entertain all ages, from babies up to adults!

Did You Know?

Sep 14, 2021 / Article