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10 Years of the RSI Summer Horse Program
The Rehab Specialists of Idaho Summer Horse Program is winding down it’s 10th year of providing free (not billed privately or to patient insurance) horse therapy for current pediatric patients of RSI who have good attendance records. This year nearly 50 children...
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development: From Birth to Age 4
Birth-Age 2 Look at your baby when he makes sounds. Talk back to him, and say what he says. Pretend to have a conversation.Talk to your baby as you give him a bath, feed him, and get him dressed. Talk about what you are doing and where you are going. Tell him who or...
Athletic Trainers from RSI
Did you know that Rehab Specialists of Idaho employs two incredible athletic trainers, both with/pursuing their Master of Science degree in Athletic Training? Both athletic trainers spend their time supporting high-school coaching staff at assigned high schools from...
Aquatic Therapy with RSI
As cabin fever begins to set in for all of us anxiously awaiting warmer temperatures, Rehab Specialists of Idaho wants to remind patients of all ages that indoor aquatic therapy is offered year-round. Currently offered through the Rexburg Pediatric Clinic, Madison...
Kindergarten Readiness Can Forecast Later Achievement, Study Shows
Researchers have proven that kindergarten readiness can forecast high school achievement, lifestyle choices, anxiety, and productivity. Just three months ago, the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics published a study from Canada that showed that it’s never...
Feeding Therapy
Feeding therapy is used to help patients learn to eat or improve how they eat. This can include patients who have a medical condition that makes chewing and swallowing difficult or even patients who are picky eaters. Experts suggest that feeding therapy is recommended...