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This course is designed for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and speech pathologists who treat children with severe physical disabilities. The course includes lecture, labs where participants treat each other, problem solving, goal setting, and a treatment demonstration by the instructor.
This course reviews the concepts for evaluation and treatment of children with severe physical disabilities. Focus is on proper utilization of services and techniques for respiratory, posture, and movement for functional treatment outcomes. Emphasis of evaluation and assessment focuses on basic life support skills, such as respirations, cognitive/language abilities and impairments, and arousal/ attention states.
Therapists learn examples of common functional outcomes desired in people with severe impairments and are provided with written treatment ideas augmented by line drawings. There are many examples of treatment ideas for respirations, including ribcage and thoracic spine mobility, facilitation of postural/ respiratory musculature for efficient respirations, and treatment ideas for head/ neck trunk alignment, limb mobility, and limb control.
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