by RSI Staff | May 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s a rare day when one of our RSI pediatric occupational or physical therapists don’t include at least a few minutes of swinging in their therapy sessions with their young patients. Between our pod swings, saucer swings, rope swings, stretchy swings,...
by RSI Staff | May 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
All the congratulations to Jared Olsen, one of the athletic trainers on the Sports Medicine team at Therapy Services! Jared is assigned to Madison High School in Rexburg and in December was awarded a $20,000 grant for the athletic training program that he is...
by RSI Staff | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Playing Pretend Using Our Imagination Using their imagination allows a child to explore their problem-solving skills. Whether they’re building a space ship, exploring Antarctica, or practicing their doctor...
by RSI Staff | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every child with ADHD deserves an individualized plan of care. Whether that plan looks like a 504 at school, a prescription from a doctor, counseling, or even a nerve stimulation medical device–there is no one-size-fits-all solution. At an increasing rate over...
by RSI Staff | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Overheard in Speech Therapy: Orthographic Mapping Put (kinda-sorta) plainly, orthographic mapping is how the brain memorizes and links the spelling of words to their pronunciations and their meanings. Orthographic mapping is a strategy for learning new sight-words in...
by RSI Staff | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Conversational Mirroring “What was your favorite thing you got for Christmas?” It’s likely that your child will be asked this question at least once by a loved one, a teacher, a coach or a friend–but after...
