Full Course Description

Treating Torticollis: Looking Beyond the Neck for Better Results

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Evaluate types and causes of infant torticollis and positional skull deformities.
  2. Demonstrate evidenced-based examination and treatment strategies for infants with CMT.
  3. List seven red flags that may warrant referral to a physician.
  4. Develop a plan of care using five components of first-choice interventions based on the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG).
  5. Examine emerging interventions that have not yet established efficacy.
  6. Create evidenced-based discharge planning, caregiver education, and recommendations for follow-up care.

Outline

TORTICOLLIS AND POSITIONAL SKULL DEFORMITIES – WHEN TO TREAT OR REFER

  • Three types: Brachycephaly, plagiocephaly, scaphocephaly
  • Craniosynostosis
  • When and how to treat it
  • When is it time for consultation with neurosurgery

HOW TO PROPERLY ASSESS A CHILD WITH CMT

  • Posture
  • Cervical range of motion: active and passive
  • Muscle function scale for Infants
  • Thoracic and lumbar spine
  • Muscle flexibility of extremities
  • Screen for developmental hip dysplasia
  • Skin, facial, and skull asymmetries
  • Visual motor skills: tracking, presence of nystagmus, midline control
  • Classification of level of severity

EXAM LAB

HOW TO BEST TREAT CMT – LOOKING BEYOND THE NECK

  • Cervical PROM
  • Addressing other asymmetries below the neck
  • Positioning
  • Incorporate play into treatment
  • Strengthening
  • Addressing vision
  • Why and how we address fine and gross motor skills
  • Tummy time challenges
  • Adapting the environment
  • Caregiver education

INTERVENTION LAB

OTHER THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR CMT

  • Microcurrent
  • Myokinetic stretching
  • Kinesiological taping
  • TAMO approach
  • TOT and other collars
  • Botox
  • Surgery

EMERGING INTERVENTIONS WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF EFFICACY

  • Manual therapy/cervical manipulation
  • Craniosacral therapy
  • Soft tissue massage
  • Feldenkrais
  • Total Motion Release

WHEN TO REFER FOR CONSULTATION

  • 7 Red flags that indicate the need for referral to MDs

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR GOAL WRITING

  • Symmetrical movement
  • Motor development
  • Parent/caregiver understanding

DISCHARGE PLANNING AND FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Criteria for discharge
  • Parent/caregiver understanding
  • Follow-up screening recommendations

CASE EXAMPLES

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Rehab Nurses

Copyright : 04/04/2019

Pediatric Kinesiology Taping Certification

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Identify and explain the specific physiological effects of kinesiology taping
  2. Describe the unique needs of the pediatric population and identifying taping considerations
  3. Formulate a list of contraindications for kinesiology taping in the pediatric population
  4. Discuss concepts of longitudinal myofascial chains as an approach to treatment in the pediatric population
  5. Apply functional taping techniques designed for pediatric patients, integrating clinical knowledge of specific conditions
  6. Demonstrate taping interventions for pediatric conditions related to pain, postural, neurologic, orthopedic, and sports conditions

Outline

IMPROVING MOVEMENT, MOBILITY, AND MOTOR CONTROL WITH TAPING TECHNIQUES

  • The art and science of taping
  • Case study:  Features and characteristics of kinesiology tapes
  • Tape applications/care tips
  • Case study: Reducing risks involved in kinesiology taping
  • Functional movement taping

THE SKIN-BRAIN CONNECTION 

  • Peripheral nerves 
  • Sensory system/receptors

PEDIATRIC TAPING APPLICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS

  • Pain 
  • Posture 
  • Neuro 
  • Ortho 
  • Sports-related conditions and performance

TAPING INTERVENTIONS FOR PAIN

  • Upper extremity
  • Lower extremity
  • Spine 

TAPING INTERVENTIONS FOR POSTURE

  • Scoliosis 
  • Torticollis 
  • Postural stress 
  • Hip dysplasia 
  • Foot over pronation 

TAPING INTERVENTIONS FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

  • Toe walking 
  • Low tone
  • Hemiplegia
  • Motor and movement disorders
  • Central nervous system dysfunction

TAPING INTERVENTIONS FOR ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS

  • Orthopedic conditions
  • Joint hypermobility
  • Growth-related disorders 
  • Sever’s disease 
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease 
  • General growing pains  

TAPING INTERVENTIONS FOR SPORTS-RELATED CONDITIONS

  • Sports-related trauma/injury 
  • Acute conditions
  • Chronic conditions 
    • Instability
    • Endurance 
    • Tightness 
  • Performance

GETTING PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS TO WEAR THE TAPE AND KEEP IT ON

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR GETTING PARENTS TO BUY IN AND CARRY OVER

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Massage Therapists
  • Chiropractors
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinic Directors
  • Clinic Managers

Copyright : 10/06/2017