Meet Our Terrific Staff
Teresa Kinnunen, SLP “My husband proposed to me in a deer stand.....on the opening day of Grouse season.”
Kelsey Goroni, OTR/L “I have run 3 full marathons!”
Germaine Bauer-Larson, OTR/L “I am a grandmother of 6 and I love to ride my Harley motorcycle.”
Carissa Krebsbach, OTR/L “I love to cook! If I wasn’t an OT I’d open a restaurant and be a chef.”
Erin Norenberg, MPT “I played tennis at St. Scholastica for four years and made it to the national tournament.”
Bev Schulte, PT “I love to bike and visit my grandson!”
Hailey Becker, SLP “I am obsessed with dogs and every night I try to convince my husband to let us get a third dog!”
Having Fun With Your Child This Fall
There are several ways to make therapy fun for your child. #ChoosePT offers multiple activities you can do with them, including one in time for fall! The Boot Scoot ‘N’ Shuffle game allows you to play with your child while strengthening their muscles and improving their motor planning and balance skills. To begin, give your child a pair of boots that are bigger than what they would normally wear. Let them walk around in your front or back yard, and encourage them to “shuffle” their feet to make patterns and designs in the fallen leaves. Ask them if they can make certain shapes for you, like a circle or pumpkin. This activity does
require a little bit of patience, so do your best to encourage them to keep trying. To step up the difficulty level, you can rake large piles of leaves to create resistance, and ask your child to shuffle through, jump in, or jump over the leaves. If you don’t have leaves in your yard, no problem! You can also use pine needles, sand, hay, or clippings from the grass if it was cut recently. Be sure to take note of your child’s progress to share with his or her physical therapist at their next appointment!
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