The brand new Star program is changing lives!
Learners with special education needs are putting in the work and having fun while at it! Big shout out to a wonderful Team! #helpinghandamplified www.helpinghandamplified.co.za
Only goodness and the best for our Scholars
Last weekend we were fortunate to watch how eight schools participated in the Kaleidoscope competition @sastatetheatre . Tears rolled down from my eyes; I was so proud to see scholars from all the cultures in our rainbow nation compete while having so much fun! The quality of the productions, the discipline of the scholars, the…
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COPY, PASTE, DELETE…
COPY, PASTE, DELETE In the high-tech world children are growing up in, they very quickly learn about swiping a finger on a screen, downloading a new app and texting a friend to apologise. Gone are the days where face to face conversations were had, asking for help from a neighbour in person, learning the…
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The Hand Amplified is created for YOU!
Dear Therapist! The Hand Amplified course is not only created to positively change the way you treat hand injured clients but to take care of your hands while doing so! An inspirational group of therapists and I spent two days together in Bloemfontein, central South Africa. Learning and sharing; critically reasoning the anatomy of the…
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Writing=Joy
It is mid-winter in South Africa which means it is flu season. Coughing at different levels of intensity and depth audible in shopping centers…sadly also in our home. Erin our daughter suddenly started with a fever and a cough, enough evidence for me to make a booking to consult with our family doctor. He entered…
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Dear Manual Therapy Practitioners.
Occupational hand injuries among manual therapy practitioners (physiotherapists, osteopaths, acupuncturists, chiropractors and massage therapists) are the focus of a review conducted by Gyer, Michael and Inklebarger. Gyer et al’s (2018) review objective was to scrutinise the current available literature to determine the risk factors, prevalence, preventive measures and consequences of hand injuries among manual therapy…
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Healing power of Literacy: Madiba
Dear Teacher and Child! The Helping Hand Amplified Team consists of a physiotherapist with a love for the human hand, a private foundation phase tutor, foundation phase teachers, parents and private remediation educators. We share this fundamental viewpoint. Optimizing every child’s literacy capacity will empower them to reach their dreams, become inspirational citizens, and literacy…
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Dear Principle and Teacher!
Literacy is abundance! Literacy is not only the ability to read and write. The definition proposed by an expert during a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) meeting takes literacy one step further in our modern society. Literacy is the “ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written…
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Dear Physiotherapist, did you know the thumb has evolved over time?
The thumb’s evolution came about by changes in functionality demands. Excavation has revealed earlier Hominidae fossils had much shorter thumbs relative to the other fingers of the hand. The shorter thumbs can be attributed to the functional demands of the time they lived in. Primate species required thumbs with articular surfaces shaped to allow for…
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The Hand Amplified Team’s Story…
Did you know that the human thumb accounts for 40% of your total hand function, and is so important that a specialised surgeon can skillfully transfer your big toe to make up for a lost thumb? Also, the thumb has become the most used 👍 emoji and is clicked an astonishing 3.2 billion times every…
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