MOBILITY EQUALITY: WHY EARLY MOVEMENT MATTERS
MOVEMENT IS HOW KIDDOS LEARN Hi everybody, and welcome back! Today I’ve got my little assistant helping me talk about something I’m really passionate about—mobility equality and neuroplasticity! Here’s something interesting. A leopard can start walking in about two weeks, while humans typically take around 400–500 days. Why? Because we’ve got a […]
EVERYTHING STARTS AT THE CORE!
SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THE CORE Hi everybody, and welcome back! Today I’ve got my little assistant helping me talk about something we all know is important but sometimes forget—the core! When we’re looking at kids from head to toe, especially in orthotics, we tend to focus on the feet, ankles, and […]
WHAT MAKES A GREAT BABY HELMET?
HELPING ROUND OUT THOSE FLAT SPOTS Hi everybody, and welcome back! Today I’ve got a little help talking about shaping babies’ heads and what we look for when choosing a cranial remolding helmet. Babies can develop flat spots for a variety of reasons—from a long hospital stay to simply not getting enough tummy […]
TWO-IN-ONE ORTHOTIC OPTIONS FOR YOUNGER KIDDOS
When An SMO Isn’t Quite Enough Happy Tuesday, everyone! Today I want to highlight an option for those kiddos who are kind of between two phases—maybe they’re two or three years old, have really low tone or significant pronation, and aren’t doing much weight bearing yet, but we know walking is coming. An […]