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Tag Archives: physical therapy
Training future healthcare professionals
As physical therapy students from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School rotated through stations, experiencing everything from wheelchair maneuverability to adapted physical education, they absorbed a sense of appreciation for the challenges facing people with developmental disabilities. The occasion was the students’ … Continue reading
Related school services
Related therapy services are vital to the core of the Matheny School program. Occupational, physical and speech therapies are integrated into the school program through authentic tasks and settings. In physical therapy, students utilize adaptive tricycle riding, standing and alternate positioning … Continue reading
Training future PTs
We at Matheny are doing our part to ensure that future healthcare professionals understand how to care for and treat people with disabilities. Every year, a group of physical therapy students from UMDNJ visit Matheny to learn about the needs … Continue reading
Going ‘above and beyond’
It’s not a big deal, right—opening a hand? For a boy named Sean it is. Diagnosed with athetoid cerebral palsy at 18 months, he’s “tactile defensive”—super-sensitive to touch. But now, at Matheny, he’s been able to open his hands for … Continue reading
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Therapy Solutions
Two years ago, William Miller of Succasunna had trunk control so weak he was “falling all over the place,” says his physical therapist, Diane Tavares, MS, PT. Now the five-year-old can play catch, throw at a target and walk the balance … Continue reading
She can work anywhere, but chooses Matheny
Physical therapy is different at Matheny than in a sports medicine clinic or a nursing home. And Erin Leach should know—she’s worked in all three settings. “In a nursing home, you can improve someone’s function pretty significantly, but at Matheny, … Continue reading