Using Lasers to Accelerate Speech & OT Progress: How OT Erinn Askin Is Revolutionizing Pediatric Therapy
About this episode
Luba Patlakh-Kaplun interviews Erinn Askin about her innovative use of low-level lasers in pediatric therapy.
In this groundbreaking Season 3 episode, Luba welcomes Erinn Askin, OT and founder of Oteim Pediatrics in California, to discuss one of the most innovative approaches in pediatric therapy today: neuroadaptive therapy using low-level lasers (photobiomodulation). Erinn's journey is inspiring and unconventional. From nannying and wanting the "cute minivan life," to becoming an OT, to teaching anatomy and physiology, to quitting her job when her boss denied her vacation Erinn ultimately opened her own practice that now serves clients internationally and teaches clinicians worldwide. What makes Oteim different? Lasers. Class 3B cold lasers that use different wavelengths to energize and oxygenate targeted brain areas accelerating progress in speech, OT, sensory processing, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and more. In this episode, Erinn shares: How she discovered laser therapy through a friend whose child's behavior transformed What photobiomodulation is (studied for 60+ years, declassified by the FDA) How low-level lasers work: ATP, mitochondria, cellular energy, brain oxygenation Why different wavelengths target different brain depths and areas How lasers can accelerate therapy progress…
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