Rifton Activity Chair

His caretaker is with him from Monday through Friday. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday he works at a disability center, and he volunteers at a local skating ring. Every Wednesday he completes many of his IADL’s, such as grocery shopping and paying his bills. Tuesdays and Thursdays are his days to engage in leisure activities. He enjoys going to the park and going out to eat. The weekend is dedicated to family bonding and soccer. He spends the entire weekend with his family, and every Saturday he either has a soccer game or practice. A major habit that supports his participation his daily occupations is his automatic response of grabbing the wheelchair controller. This has perfected his ability to maneuver the wheelchair without it hindering his navigation. His occupational roles of being a son, special team’s athlete and teammate, volunteer, and employee help promote independent engagement in occupations.

DPT 788: Applied Physical Therapy III (Clinical Supervision Course) *served as course coordinator in 2017 as faculty on sabbatical 4-5 Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017 Didactic Courses with Minor Teaching Responsibilities including Guest Lectures DPT 887: Professional Issues IV Responsible for grading learning contract for final clinical 2-3 Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016 DPT 654: Theory and Practice IV “Pediatric Equipment for Ambulation” n/a Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016 DPT 672: Physical Therapy Management of Complex Conditions I “Cardiopulmonary Conditions in the Neonate” n/a Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016 DPT 772: Physical Therapy Management of Complex Conditions III “Musculoskeletal Conditions in Pediatrics” n/a Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017 HSC 512: Evolving Technologies in Health Sciences “Seating and Mobility in Pediatrics” n/a Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016 Wendland Teaching Responsibilities as lab instructor or course instructor (one semester only) DPT 758: Theory and Practice V 2 Fall 2013 DPT 778: Physical Therapy Management of Complex Conditions VI 2 Fall 2013 DPT 666: Interactions III 3 Fall

After evaluation, Suzy needs assistance to set up and move from wheelchair to bed. She can stand, pivot with assistance, and is cooperative. She is about 5 feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. Explaining the procedures is important for the resident to understand what will be done and how (Anon., n.d.). After explaining procedures and ensuring Suzy understands, place right arm under shoulders, left arm over legs, gripping Suzy's right knee, bending and bracing knees against the and keeping back as straight as possible to avoid injury, using

1. To bring equipments to use with 2 patients in Watpunpee community. The first one had multiple problems of the paralysis of arm and leg, right hand and fingers could not loosen and the left leg was bent. The second patient has the paralysis of right arm and leg, the right side shoulder falls, crinkled fingers, and 2 both of ankles fall. To give the patient stretch a leg and exercise at hand and the shoulder joint with the invention. To exercise leg by the patient lie down and to help the patient exercise their legs, until they can sit when do exercise. The patients have muscle and joint of arm and leg improve.

There center is uniquely built exclusively for treating the patient and the family as a whole. Being said the parents are encouraged to participate with the child’s therapy. They make children feel safe in an environment designed for them. They have a multi-sensory room which is designed to stimulate the five senses. La casita also known as the little house is a room designed to mimic challenges patients face in everyday lives and help them learn how to over come them. The Pablo and Armeo is a two state of the art machines designed to help with coordination, balance, fine motor skills and strength. The physical therapy room is a room that has a lot of equipment designed to provide a safe healing environment. Last one is Aquatics this is a therapy swimming pool that is heated to help patients increase strength and mobility, while decreasing pain. All these different rooms and technologies are built to accommodate each child’s

Easily assist with physical therapy, transfers and ambulation while reducing the risk of caregiver injury.

When I attended the Terrace Child Development Centre, I witnessed one therapy session with a 7.5 month old who was born 5 weeks earlier. This child had two prior sessions with the occupational therapist to work on independent sitting, and rolling over. The therapy session for that day was about getting the infant to roll over properly and trying to get the infant to start crawl. The infant would roll over with a wide stance of legs and arms, using the arms and head to roll over, and not using the hips or legs. The occupational therapist showed the parents how to properly help the infant to roll over by getting the infant to roll with the leg and hip first with the use of the parent’s finger to guide the hip to roll over. The occupational therapist

Paraplegics of the public are continuously facing barriers of getting about their local area and region. For that reason the Sunshine Coast Regional Council needs to constantly make modifications to cater for their accessibility and freedom of movement. Equipment and specialized items that need to be essential in the community for paraplegics include:

Beru has limited motion of the back and cannot engage in heavy lifting, pushing, pulling and extensive squatting without risking injury. She suffers from neck pain and headaches when sitting at her work station for extended periods of time. Chronic back pain associated with her disability makes it difficult for Beru to rise and stand from a seated position quickly.

Out of the 15 studies that were examined, the remaining five studies focused on the topic of the use of technology and surgery in regards to gait in children with Cerebral Palsy. In the Myung-Sook, Hee, Jeong-Soo, and Hye-Seon (2015) article, whole body vibration there were significant improvements in the walking speed, step length of the side that was affected, and the stride of the step increased. The ultimate discovery was that whole body vibration training for children with cerebral palsy done concurrently with physical therapy leads to better range of motion and functional mobility. According to the Wiart, Rosychuk, and Wright (2016) article, the use of robotic gait training and gait programs for children

When an individual sits they are able to save twenty-five percent of their energy (Lou & Tischenkel, 2009). The participants will examine together and with the therapist assistance, activities can be done sitting with each other and the occupational therapist. The occupational therapist can help them also determine other tasks that are not typically done sitting. An example is folding laundry, doing dishes and bathing (Lou & Tischenkel, 2009). Having the individual break up tasks into smaller tasks can make them manageable (Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy,

Various assistive devices too can be used in this treatment, like a cane for giving support while walking, wheeled stools and trash cans which are easy to push, doorknob extenders, Velcro fasteners, tabs for zippers etc.

I started by lowering the height of the computer monitor to bring the primary viewing area of the screen within her natural line of sight and acceptable distance to her plane of vision. As Carolyn wears bifocals the previous elevated height of her monitor could result in aggravated neck and upper back discomfort. I also adjusted the height of the chair’s arm rest to optimally support her wrist and arms while typing. I retracted the keyboard lifts to ensure that her wrists were in a neutral flexion position. The computer mouse

The first benefit you will find when it comes to these products is that they are completely safe. They have been designed to hold the baby firmly in the seat with a gentle bouncing motion. All come with safety straps, so you can safely secure your baby in the Chair section, so the risk of rolling and falling is drastically reduced.

A typical child in the inpatient pediatric setting may have a life threatening injury or illness that has severely limited their ability to participate in their normal activities and occupations. A therapist will frequently work with a child to increase movement by increasing joint mobility, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, improve coordination, and balance. The goal of these interventions is to improve a child’s ability to play, move, ambulate, and thrive in their daily environments. Occupational therapists will also regularly use adaptive equipment or teach the children adaptive skills to compensate for deficits they may have in their ability to move do to their injury or illness.