Therapy OPS

02/19/2026

Happy to report we had a very successful in-service day and growing our brains just a bit bigger. After a day full of education, we had a chance to go do a little bowling. They're all smiling in the photo, but which ones do you think are the most competitive....? And did anyone get banned from throwing their bowling ball?

02/17/2026

Hello everyone, friendly reminder we are closed all day on Tuesday, February 17th for our annual staff in-service and brain tune-up day! We are doing our best to reschedule all appointments from Tuesday and will continue to reach out with openings. Stay awesome!

02/16/2026

Friendly reminder, we are open today!

02/11/2026

Did you know that humming to yourself, besides being pleasant, can be al all-powerful tool to help with the stress, anxiety and mental wellbeing of you and your entire family? According to the website Psychology Today, "Humming does more than create sound; it produces vibrations that ripple through the body, stimulating the vagus nerve. The stimulation activates the parasympathetic nervous system—the system responsible for calming you down and reversing the fight-or-flight response. When activated, the body shifts into rest-and-digest mode, which decreases stress and promotes relaxation."
We highly encourage you to check out this article, it's about a 3 minute read!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-compassionate-brain/202410/the-power-of-humming

Discover the stress-reducing benefits of simple humming, for improved heart health and inner calm.

02/09/2026

Did you know that Therapy OPS offers a month support group for caregivers? It's true! Our support group has a general format and is open to all caregivers who have a person in their life who has different needs/abilities. This group is free for anyone to join, you do not need to be part of the Therapy OPS family.
The group meets the second Tuesday of every month at Therapy OPS in Inver Grove Heights from 5:30 to 7 pm. You can come to share your experiences, your wins, listen to other's experiences and connect with other caregivers. Please note, there is NO childcare available and there will be families in the building until 6 pm. Come join us!

02/06/2026

With the starting this week, we thought we would celebrate by revisiting a classic moment from the 2022 Therapy OPS Winter Olympics. The sport was dual snowboarding. Our tandem was on top of their game and coming in as the presumptive favorite to win the gold medal. Their coaching was superb and the conditions were just right for a clean run. The only question is, would they set a new record....

2022 Therapy OPS Winter Olympics Snowboarding!

02/06/2026

Hey everyone, we'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our Hastings team - Emma! Emma will be taking on a part-time role supporting as a Patient Care Coordinator as well as working with Marissa and Shannon as needed. Emma has worked in setting with kids before so the kid energy will not be scary to her:) We are very happy to have Emma on the team! To learn more about Emma and her love of Dungeons and Dragons, please check out her bio here - https://www.therapyops.com/therapyops-staff -yui_3_17_2_1_1770329503507_138968

02/02/2026

We are extremely excited to announce that the Therapy OPS Scholarship is back for year number FOUR! Details of the scholarship can be found on the Inver Grove Heights B.E.S.T Foundation Website. The scholarship has been established because our therapists serve people of many diverse backgrounds and yet, most of those diverse backgrounds are significantly underrepresented in the fields of Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy. We want to help change that dynamic. The award amount is $5,000 per year and renewable for up to 5 additional years (per person), depending on the degree! If you know anyone who could be interested, please share this with them. The deadline to apply for this scholarship (and any other scholarship) is March 2nd at 3 pm. We are very happy to report that our scholarship winners from 2023, 2024 and 2025 are doing very well in their pursuit to become therapists and we hope to have another update from them in a couple weeks.

01/29/2026

Today is National Puzzle Day! Puzzles are amazing for people of all ages and for various reasons. According to the Mayo Clinic, puzzles are excellent for kids because they function as "cross-training" for the brain, stimulating mental development, improving memory, and enhancing problem-solving skills. Additionally, they boost fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial reasoning, which are crucial for early math skills and cognitive development. You will see Therapy OPS therapists incorporate puzzles into their daily therapy sessions all the time. For those of us with lots of life experience, puzzles can help with brain stimulation that can help prevent mental conditions such as dementia. So, grab a puzzle today (or every week) and get to work!

01/28/2026

Teaching social communication to kids can be complicated. There are a number of components that need to be addressed. Thankfully, speech therapists Eva and Rachel are here to help. In this video they cover the topic of perspective-taking. Come for the information, stay for the amazing faces that Rachel brings to the table!
https://youtu.be/3WPq0JeNOVs
To subscribe to our channel - https://www.youtube.com/?sub_confirmation=1

Teaching social communication to kids can be complicated. There are a number of components that need to be addressed. Thankfully, speech therapists Eva an...

01/26/2026

Today is a celebration of ! Yes, I know that snuck up on a few of you so grab those flowers and steaks on the home home from work today.

A few years back, we wrote about what it was like to work with your spouse EVERY SINGLE DAY (seriously, that the visual version of how people verbally ask us that question)! People ask us how we do it. It's true, we are together all of the time. When we get home from work, we talk about work and on the weekends, we work if we need to. I joked last time that Rachel wanted to expand our IGH clinic so my office would be further way from hers. Well that completely backfired because we are now literally across the hallway from each other🤣. So, if you are wondering the real reason we opened our Hastings location, it was a second attempt to try and sperate our offices again...

In all seriousness though, working together is the best when you get to do it with your best friend and soulmate. We are so lucky we get to do what we love and do it not only with each other but our amazing staff and all you families! Thank you for giving us the privilege of supporting you. And maybe today is expanded from just celebrating spouses to appreciating those significant others and partners in your life, whether you are married or not. Be sure to tell each other how much you care for each other, share those feelings (no matter how hard it is!) and appreciate the little things about your partner that makes them unique.

Oh, and when you are posting about your partner, be sure to find the perfect picture!

01/23/2026

Yesterday marked the amazing Lola’s 10-year anniversary at Therapy OPS! 🎉 To celebrate, we serenaded her with this absolute gem of a song. Lola, we love you so much and are endlessly thankful to have you on our team. You’ve given us so much more than this over the years—but fair warning… none of us are singers. 😂💛

In the 10th years at TOPS
Lola gave to us
Creativity and care
Really good advice
CE knowledge to share
Laughter with tears
Hair in a bun
SO MANY TOYS
Clean kitchen tables
10 great ideas
Perfect documentation and
A coffee in one hand