OCS Physical Therapy Newsletter
February 2021
Physical Therapists in Schools
School-based Physical Therapists are essential members of school teams who collaborate with parents and occupational professionals to make sure students with disabilities have access to their educational environments and can participate fully within them.
Physical therapists care for a student’s unique physical needs and strive to aid students with disabilities in receiving the best and most appropriate education.
Physical Therapists help students with disabilites to become prepared for further education, employment, and independent living.
Physical therapists care for a student’s unique physical needs and strive to aid students with disabilities in receiving the best and most appropriate education.
Physical Therapists help students with disabilites to become prepared for further education, employment, and independent living.
Physical Therapists...
- Pursue best practices to ensure students receive highly effective care specific to their needs,
- Endeavor to see students become as independent as possible by maximizing their abilities and strengths,
- Empower students in seeking ways to participate in lifelong education, vocation, and community activities to the best of the student's abilities.
Super Bowl Season is Here Again!
Super Bowl time normally brings with it the ideas of get togethers, good food, and pick up games of football. Covid-19 has changed so much of the celebration this year, but we can still use the athlete's examples of perseverance, discipline, and dedication to healthy living to encourage all kids to be active and pursue healthy habits. Here are a few links to find ideas to get you started...
Movement is Beneficial to Learning
Pinkoatmeal.com has free resources and examples of how we can pull movement into learning. From gross motor activities, brain breaks, movement in learing, and socially distanced activities, there is a lot of good information to be found here.
Healthy Habits
classroom.KidsHealth.org is a good resource for healthy habits. It is broken down by grade level and includes resources for special needs.
No matter which team comes out on top, Buccaneers or the Chiefs, either way our special needs friends win! See how this season's best in the NFL are getting involved with kids with special needs.
Buccaneers and the Sunshine Bowl
Buccaneers Regularly Host Special Olympics Florida
Chief's Head Coach Gets to Make a PSA to Encourage Special Olympics Athletes
Former EC student, Kansas City Chief's Running Back, Pro Bowl Running Back, and Special Olympics Global Ambassador
Special Olympics and the NFL
Each year Unified Sports Athletes like Antrone “Juice” Williams get to meet up with the NFL pros like quarterback Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns and many others.
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/a-unified-presence-at-super-bowls-radio-row
The NFL pros were showing off their favortie Unified Sports Athlete's apparel in the 2020 season.
Holy Guacamole! Superbowl Sunday is Secretly - Avocado Day!
If you grow avocados for a living, then Superbowl Sunday is really Avocado Day to you. On average, American's will eat up to 105 million pounds of avocados on Superbowl Sunday! That means that approximately 5% of all avocados consumed by Americans per year will be eaten on this one day alone. This makes Superbowl Sunday the hightlight of the avocado year!
The Best Darn Guacamole Period!
According to Pati Wetherbee, PT this is the best guacamole recipe to make your Avocado Day the best one ever!
OCS Phyical Therapy Contact Info.
Lead Physical Therapist - Roger Hammel, PT, DPT
Email: roger.hammel@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Page/40842
Phone: 910-787-1544