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	<title>Pediatric Therapy Training</title>
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	<description>Teaching Pediatric, Physical, Occupational, &#38; Speech Therapists to be Great</description>
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		<title>External Supports in Pediatric Therapy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m often asked by participants in my workshops to discuss external supports that I use to augment and extend my handling skills when treating the children in my pediatric physical therapy practice. We all learn tricks of the trade so to speak as we develop and refine our clinical skills throughout our professional careers. Over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/12/external-supports-in-pediatric-therapy/</link>
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		<title>Treating the School-age Child: Assessing and Gaining Spinal Mobility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Kristen Birkmeier, MSPT    Checking spinal mobility with a 13 year old child with CP spastic quadriplegia in the school environment….    Utilizing a bolster that allows the child to sit with hips and knees flexed at 90 degrees is very helpful in that the equipment will fully support the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/11/treating-the-school-age-child-assessing-and-gaining-spinal-mobility/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Teamwork in Treating the Pediatric Patient Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month I wrote about the importance of teamwork when working with a pediatric patient.    I would like to expand upon those thoughts to further explain the importance of teamwork as we work together to optimize a child’s functional outcome.    Over many years of clinical practice treating infants and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/10/the-importance-of-teamwork-in-treating-the-pediatric-patient-part-2/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Team-work in Treating the Pediatric Patient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kristen Birkmeier, MSPT
September 2009
The beauty of the NDT approach for me has always been the common sense and practical approach to assessment and treatment.
NDT provides us with a rational framework for identifying the sensorimotor impairments that each child demonstrates, tying these impairments to the child’s functional limitations, and designing specific treatment strategies to effectively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/09/the-importance-of-team-work-in-treating-the-pediatric-patient/</link>
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		<title>How To Improve Shoulder Girdle Mobility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pediatric Therapist, Kristen Birkmeier demonstrates how to properly lengthen the musculature in the shoulder girdle for improved mobility at the Pediatric Therapy Training Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana in August 2009. This is one of the active, hands-on labs she conducts for therapists during the conference.
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		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/08/how-to-improve-shoulder-girdle-mobility/</link>
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		<title>Is My Baby Alright?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you know if your baby is progressing age-appropriately in their developmental skills?  And what can you do if you have concerns and feel that you need help for your baby?    The following checklist was developed to help you identify any developmental areas of concern you might have regarding your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/08/is-my-baby-alright/</link>
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		<title>Facilitating a child from lower to higher postures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    Facilitating a  child from side sit to tall kneel and up to stand at a support surface takes a little practice, but is really quite easy to do.
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		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/07/facilitating-a-child-from-lower-to-higher-postures/</link>
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		<title>When To Use Infant Walkers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked my opinion, both by clinicians and parents, regarding the use of infant walkers.  Most likely the parents have been told by the infant’s pediatrician that they should not use an infant walker, and the parents are seeking a second opinion.  This is how I typically answer the question:    [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/07/when-to-use-infant-walkers/</link>
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		<title>How to Use Therapy Balls in Your Pediatric Practice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    Most pediatric therapists utilize movable surfaces in their pediatric practice, whether they work in the home, school, clinic or hospital setting.    The purpose of doing so is to provide the child with postural input that allows them to develop the ready muscle state and balance responses needed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/06/how-to-use-therapy-balls-in-your-pediatric-practice/</link>
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		<title>Pediatric Physical Therapist and Trainer Kristen Birkmeier Launches Training Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pediatric Physical Therapist and nationally recognized therapy trainer Kristen Birkmeier, MSPT has teamed up with Duvall Consulting to launch her Pediatric Therapy Training.com website.    Kristen teaches extensively throughout the U.S. and is highly sought after for her effective workshops that focus on teaching therapists how to help infants and children with cerebral [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pediatrictherapytraining.com/2009/04/pediatric-therapist-and-trainer-kristen-birkmeier-launches-training-website/</link>
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