Health Blog Category: Natural Treatment
Pediatric Therapy Can Provide Healthy Eating Tips For Special Needs Kids
Your special needs child may be suffering unnecessarily due to poor food choices. Do you notice your child struggling to keep their energy up and wonder if your eating habits affect your ability to get and stay active? Have you been dealing with mood changes that seem related to mealtime?
Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group, our pediatric therapists are highly skilled at providing a holistic approach to care, including all the tools you need, including nutritional guidance, to help your child live a healthy, active lifestyle!
Read full blogPhysical Therapy and Walking: Starting With Baby Steps
Parents eagerly await their child’s first steps. If you’re lucky enough to catch it with your phone or a camera, it’ll make an adorable home video to watch for years to come!
However, if you’re worried because your child hasn’t started walking yet, know that you’re not alone. Late walkers can be concerning, but a pediatric physical therapist can offer comfort and direction.
A pediatric therapist at Synergy Therapeutic Group may be able to help your child with their walking abilities.
Read full blogOccupational Therapy Can Help Tennis Elbow
Have you been dealing with an annoying ache in your forearm and elbow after every tennis game you play? Have you noticed that ache becomes severe pain every time you bang into something? Are you frustrated now that your elbow hurts just lifting a cup or even holding a pencil or pen? The pain you are experiencing is likely tennis elbow. Rather than hope it goes away, it’s time to get it assessed!
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) has been shown to affect up to 50% of all tennis players.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy & Healthy Diet: A Formula For Active Lifestyle
Have you been dealing with stiff, achy joints? Do you notice you struggle to keep your energy up and wonder if your eating habits affect your ability to get and stay active? You may be suffering unnecessarily due to poor food choices.
Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group, our physical therapists are highly skilled at resolving old and new injuries and providing you with all the tools you need, including nutritional guidance, to live a healthy, active lifestyle!
Read full blog5 Top Tips For Parents On How To Support Your Children’s Virtual Learning
As we learn how to better handle the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, many classrooms have resumed or are planning on resuming face-to-face instruction. However, virtual learning continues to grow in popularity and is not going away anytime soon.
Every child is different and responds to virtual instruction in a unique way. Some children enjoy the flexibility of being at home, while others find it nearly impossible to focus. There is frankly no one-size-fits-all solution for virtual learning, but we do have some useful tips to share as you and your child prepare for a new and different school year.
Read full blogSpecial Needs and Coping: Tips for Helping Your Child Understand Emotions
Coping Skills Can be Difficult – Physical Therapy Can Help
Physical therapy can be an integral part of developing these coping skills, and your work with the physical therapist can be just as beneficial for you as it is for your child with special needs.
Parents of special needs children have to learn many different coping skills, and they also need to help their child develop better coping mechanisms.
Today’s blog will cover some of the best ways to help your child develop better coping skills.
Read full blogDo You Have a Swallowing Disorder? Speech Therapy Can Help!
Do you or your child have difficulty eating or drinking? This can be dangerous to your health and put you at risk of choking.
However, Synergy Therapeutic Group in offers therapy that is specifically tailored to a person’s needs for speech, voice, language, feeding, and swallowing. Our speech therapists work hard to assist our patients in developing strong oral motor skills and reducing problems with eating, drinking, swallowing, and communicating.
If you are unsure whether you or your child has a swallowing disorder, please contact Synergy Therapeutic Group clinic right away.
Read full blogHow Speech Therapy Can Help You With A Speech or Voice Disorder
Synergy Therapeutic Group offers therapy that is specifically tailored to a person’s speech, voice, language, and swallowing needs. Our speech therapists work hard to help patients improve their speaking skills as well as their voice volume and quality. They can also help patients with eating, drinking, swallowing, and communicating problems.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a speech disorder that is interfering with their ability to communicate with others, know that practice name’s extensive therapeutic services can help provide guidance and relief.
Read full blogAre You Searching for a Way to Help Your Child’s ADHD and Motor Issues?
Is your child having difficulty paying attention? Is this having an effect on how they play on the playground? A pediatric physical therapist can offer advice and treatment to help your child.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “inattention, e.g., difficulty holding attention, trouble organizing tasks, or easily distracted, and hyperactivity/impulsivity, e.g., excessive talking, fidgety, or trouble taking turns.”
If your child has difficulty with motor planning and is showing signs of ADHD, please know that we are here to help.
Read full blogDiscover Physical Therapy For The Treatment Of Tennis Elbow
Have you been dealing with an annoying ache in your forearm and elbow? Are you frustrated now that your elbow hurts just lifting a cup or even holding a pencil or pen? The pain you are experiencing is likely tennis elbow.
Despite the name, tennis elbow can affect anyone, regardless of whether they play tennis or not. Fortunately, at Synergy Therapeutic Group in Carbondale, our physical therapists are highly skilled at identifying the root cause of your condition and addressing all the factors contributing to your pain and difficulties using your arm.
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