Physicourses Pediatrics

Sports Across the Ages by EIM

This course provides current best evidence for the young, the aging, and the master or senior athlete including basic science (physiology) of growth/maturation, implications for sports participation and performance, rehabilitation, and the relationship to common injuries in each of these populations.

Treating the Shoulder in the Adolescent Athlete

Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CES

Young athletes sustain a significant amount of injuries participating in sports. The unique nature of the adolescent musculoskeletal system requires developing an understanding of the physical/physiological differences between adolescent and adult athletes. Effective management of these athletes in the rehabilitation setting demands the practitioner understands both how and why these athletes need to be treated differently than adults. This course will help the clinician to develop an understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system. It will also address commonly encountered shoulder injuries in the adolescent athlete and how to best manage these injuries to help the athlete successfully return to their sport.Highlights Immediately increase your understanding of the adolescent musculoskeletal system and how it differs from the adult athlete Practical strategies to treat common shoulder injuries in the young athlete

ACSM Guidelines for Exercise for Special Populations

Julie Barnett, PT, DPT, MTC

Prescribing exercise safely under the American College ofSports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines is very important for special populations. Individuals recovering from COVID-19 will require specialized exercise guidance using our backgrounds as therapists in exercise and pathology to make the best evidenced-based recommendations for their health. The 50,000 ACSM professionals in sports medicine and exercise science fields share a common purpose – advance health through science, education, and medicine. The details are important. Guidelines and realistic goals can motivate and guide your treatments for your patients to reach their activity goals. This course will guide you through theACSM guidelines and criteria for special populations. Participants will review the most impactful exercise prescriptions and outcomes instruments to measure physical activity. After the completion of this course, therapists will be better equipped to confidently treat special populations with positive outcomes.Highlights ACSM purpose for exercise guidelines and the criteria for special populations Effectively incorporate more exercise into your treatments Best practices for outcome instruments to use when measuring physical activity Review popular wearable tracking devices to assist in motivating patients

Addressing Mental Health from the NICU and Beyond

Mary Vanesko MOT, OTR/L, CIMI

According to the March of Dimes report card in 2020, preterm birth and its complications are the second largest contributor of infant death in the U.S., and preterm birth rates have been increasing for five years. With the increasing number of preterm births per year and the substantial economic and social-emotional burden families endure with a NICU experience, mental and physical family-centered health and wellness need to be addressed at the time of NICU admission. Long term effects of even one day of a NICU admission can result in several health-related deficits including increased familial stress, parental and caregiver post-traumatic stress disorder, and infant social-emotional and behavioral deficits to name a few.HighlightsImmediately gain a deeper understanding of the neonatal intensive care unit experience and the impact it has on the neonate and familyReview evidence-based research of effective interventions and strategies to mitigate poor mental and physical outcomes of parents, caregivers, and infants

Impact of Visual Deficits on Motor and Cognitive Development In Infants and Toddlers

Subah Gupta MHS, OTR/L, SCLV, CBIS

Visual deficits often get masked as cognitive deficits where lack of engagement is blamed on lack of motivation and attention. It is a known fact that sub-optimal visuo-sensory abilities affect performance of non-verbal tasks. This course will teach healthcare professionals how to improve infant and toddler engagement in the appropriate developmental activity using practical treatment techniques that lead with vision. The attendee will receive tools to identify visual deficits and improve their ability in analyzing and planning interventions towards treatment outcomes. Addressing vision is the missing piece of the puzzle which when addressed with sensory, motor and cognitive deficits allows healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.HighlightsClinical observations, standardized tests and practical interventions for functional deficits, underlying conditions, and co-morbidities you can use the next day through case examples and videosIdentify treatment resources and strategies to improve visual perceptual and visuo-motor skills in infants and toddlers

Creating Visual Supports for Children with Autism

Belinda Worley, MS-SLP-CCC

This 2-hour dynamic course will take you on the autism journey to help you understand the importance of visual supports and early intervention for this growing population. Not only is "making visual" essential, it can also help to improve classroom success and daily living skills. It is time to think outside the box and get creative in your home, classroom, and therapy settings. Participants will be provided practical visual supports and strategies to use in the home, natural setting, therapy setting or school. The course will provide participants with low budget resources they can implement tomorrow as well as a greater appreciation of the child with autism.HighlightsIdeas and strategies that help children with autism spectrum disorders through sensory integration, communication, behavior, daily living, social skills, and educationDevelop visual supports, schedules, and social stories that can benefit young children with autismSelect practical visual supports that can be used to help engage the young child with autism

Utilizing Sensory Integration Strategies

Jacqueline Schafer-Clay, OTD, OTR/L, C-SIPT

Self-regulation is the conscious and unconscious processes that affect the ability of one to control responses. Research indicates a rise in challenging behaviors of children during early development and the negative outcomes associated with the inability to self-regulate. It is common for infants and toddlers to display some disruptive behaviors, but severe or persistent behaviors are associated with poor academic, family, social, and mental health outcomes. Development of using sensory integration strategies and regulation skills is fundamentally important to a childs ability to achieve quality sleep, school success, happiness, coping skills and mastery of foundational sensory functions. Healthy self-regulation is impacted by a variety of factors in the postnatal environment including emotional, language, and cognitive development factors, as well as caregiver bonds and interactions. Research shows challenging behavior and poor self-regulation can improve by using sensory strategies, positive parenting, caregiver-child bonding and attachments, and child-centered play activities.This workshop will teach proven sensory integration strategies to therapists so they are able to utilize and demonstrate them during sessions; as well as educate parents to improve child-caregiver bonds and self-regulation. This will support decreased behavior during sessions and improved home program compliance secondary to improved caregiver-child bonds.HighlightsTechniques to foster self-regulatio...

Technology and Screen-Time

Nisha S. Sanghvi, OTR/L

Technology and digital-based media is everywhere, and it is a necessary part of our lives. It is crucial for our children to know how to use technology and digital-based media in a healthy and balanced way as their brains and bodies are developing. It is important to ensure our children are getting the physical movement, adequate sleep, and nutrition that their bodies need. Technology and digital-based media should not be the focus of an activity or replace relationships. Children need connection and interaction with others. Technology and digital-based media spark interest, and that is when joint engagement and co-viewing can have endless possibilities for our children. Technology and digital-based media are tools that should be used to enhance the learning process and allow for creativity to prepare students for the future. The role of media mentors in our communities is crucial and necessary to help support our caregivers and educators in how to model technology and digital-based media. We must identify how to appropriately evaluate apps, gaming options, products, and programs on the market to support the development of children.Participants will learn the different types of technology and digital-based media our children are exposed to and expected to use, review current statics and guidelines, learn the "C"s of technology, identify ways to support play and learning experiences with technology and digital-based media. Attendees will review how to promote healthy engagemen...

Integration of Persistent Reflexes

Robyn Otty, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, FAOTA

Reflexes play an important role in a childs ability to establish effective motor patterns and integrate sensory information. In one study, 60% of neuro-typical children were found to have a persistent reflex (Gieysztor, Choinska, and Paprocka-Borowicz, 2018). The prevalence of non-integrated reflexes can have longstanding effects on a childs ability to learn and develop appropriate motor responses.This course will provide a more distinct way to evaluate reflexes and provide evidence supported therapeutic activities to address persistent reflexes. With such systematic attention on effectively assessing the existence of reflexes, clinicians will be better equipped to establish documentation to support their practice. Through the review and application of such reflex assessment strategies and therapeutic activities, clinicians will be more equipped to address reflexes that are often associated with children with ADHD, learning disabilities, or sensory processing disorders.HighlightsImmediately address persistent reflexes and how they influence developmentObservation-based reflex assessment strategies and solutions to address reflex integrationPractical assessment and re-assessment strategies for underlying reflexesEffective, evidence-based interventions for integration of reflexesIntegrate into PT/OT/SLP practice through case examples

Therapeutic Kinesiology Taping for Children With Neurological Impairments

Chrys Kub, PT, MSPT, C-NDT

Children with neurological impairments benefit from improved sensory perceptive information coming into their nervous system. Therapeutic kinesiology taping can facilitate muscle activity, inhibit abnormal muscle activity, assist to reposition joints, support postural alignment, and improve proprioception for better functional outcomes. some of the benefits of therapeutic kinesiology taping include providing stability of joints while allowing full range of motion, unloading tissue via decompression for improved sliding of myofascial layers and providing enhanced motor control through a novel stimulus during movement for improved body awareness. Evidence-based research suggests that clinicians who incorporate kinesiology taping into their treatment plan note improvement in the postural control and functional activities with both, upper and lower limbs, and increase in functional independency.Participants of this course will learn to implement kinesiology taping for the most common problems in the pediatric patient with neuromotor disorders such as: truncal hypotonia, shoulder girdle instability, and extremity dysfunction. Participants will leave with practical and effective kinesiology taping skills they can integrate into their toolbox the next day to improve therapeutic outcomes.HighlightsTherapeutic kinesiology taping interventions for common dysfunctions in the neurological pediatric patient, such as truncal hypotonia, shoulder girdle instability, and extremity dysfunction...