Children with hypermobility often get OT only in preschool and grade school. They get help with handwriting, and sometimes with scissor use or clothing fasteners. And then they get dropped. They might see a PT for gait or balance problems. Sometimes for pain management. If they develop a dysautonomia, they see a cardiologist. Maybe they…… Continue reading Teens with Hypermobility or Dysautonomia: How Can OT Help Them Thrive?
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Can You Prevent Pelvic Floor Issues by Changing Everyday Habits?
So many hypermobile kids and adults develop pelvic floor problems. They surface as issues with bowel and bladder control, mobility problems, and when kids become sexually active, a host of sexual dysfunctions. Wouldn’t it be better to prevent problems than solve them? Of course it would. That was a rhetorical question, posed out of frustration…… Continue reading Can You Prevent Pelvic Floor Issues by Changing Everyday Habits?