Are Functional Vision Issues Holding Your Child Back?

August 31, 2016 Mary Evans, PT, DPT, MS | Pediatric & Neurologic Clinical Specialist

Working with your child each day, even for just a few minutes at a time, to help improve their functional vision can lead to them gaining the confidence they need to enjoy other physical activities.

Is your young child hesitant or slow to master physical skills such as playing catch, riding a bike, or climbing and descending stairs? One possible issue holding a child back is poor functional vision. Here are some easy, at-home exercises to improve your kid’s vision and help them gain the confidence they need to explore their environment and keep up with their peers.

There’s a Shark in Our Aqua Therapy Pool!

March 21, 2016 Karen Veilleux PT, DPT | Pediatric Physical Therapist

Here’s how one pediatric patient at our Center for Rehabilitative and Sports Therapies is utilizing both land and aqua therapy to form a comprehensive treatment program. (And having fun doing it!)

5 Ways to Prevent the Summer Slide

July 27, 2015 Abby Brayton-Chung, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapist

Each September, we hear from classroom teachers who bemoan how they have to spend the first six to eight weeks playing catch-up with students who have lapsed a bit in language and motor skills during summer vacation. To help your kid return to school ready to learn, try some of these fun and easy ways to encourage language and motor development throughout the summer.

Our New Location Is Now Open!

May 26, 2015 Terrie Enis, PT, MSPT

The new Concord location of the Emerson Hospital Center for Rehabilitative and Sports Therapies opened today at 310 Baker Avenue in Concord! This facility has expanded treatment and administrative areas, and we’re excited to begin using the new therapy pool, neuro gym and pediatrics gym. In addition to the photos we posted last week, here are a few more shots of the interior areas of the new space. When visiting for an appointment, look for us under the Emerson Health Systems sign.