Ball pits are colorful, ... To conduct the study, researchers with the University of North Georgia looked at six different ball pits used in children’s physical therapy facilities.

Beware the ball pit. Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families - may contribute to germ transmission between patients ...

But experts say ball pits should be cleaned regularly. In fact, they found that the physical therapy clinics they studied sometimes didn't clean their ball pits for days or even weeks. More from ...

DETROIT — Yes, ball pits are just as filthy as you'd expect. A study by the University of North Georgia found ball pits in physical therapy offices were crawling with microbes, including some ...

Ball pits raised eyebrows even before the pandemic, ... A 2018 study found “considerable microbial colonization” including bacteria in ball pits that had been used for physical therapy.

Are ball pits located in physical therapy clinical settings a source of pathogenic microorganisms? American Journal of Infection Control , 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.09.031 Cite This Page : ...

A March 2019 study from the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega supports the belief of many parents that ball pits are contaminated with germs, dirt and other unpleasant things.

Ball pits have been enticing children to jump in since they started popping up in restaurant chains in the 1980s, but a new study found that kids are basically jumping into a sea of germs and ...

DETROIT — Yes, ball pits are just as filthy as you'd expect. A study by the University of North Georgia found ball pits in physical therapy offices were crawling with microbes, including some ...

Pre-pandemic, ball pits were a thing. Filled with colorful plastic balls and teeming with kids, they were a staple of fast-food play areas, birthday parties and fun centers. Hip Instagrammable vers… ...

Ball pits have been enticing children to jump in since they started popping up in restaurant chains in the 1980s, but a new study found that kids are basically jumping into a sea of germs and ...

(WBZ/CBS Local) – Does your child just love to romp around in a pool of colorful balls? A new study finds that ball pits can be riddled with germs. Researchers at the University of North Georgia ...