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Treating the Child with Total Body Involvement: Part 3 & 4 /

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This seminar presents assessment and treatment issues for children with total body involvement. Issues of hypotonia, dynamic tightness, and dystonia are discussed and treatment strategies are provided. Specific handling techniques are demonstrated to decrease dynamic tightness and gain mobility and...

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Main Authors: Ritchie, Gail (Author), Kliebhan, Linda A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Original language in English.
Published: Fairacres, NM : Clinician's View, 2010.
Subjects:
Occupational Therapy.
Physical Therapy.
Lecture/presentation.
Instructional.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This seminar presents assessment and treatment issues for children with total body involvement. Issues of hypotonia, dynamic tightness, and dystonia are discussed and treatment strategies are provided. Specific handling techniques are demonstrated to decrease dynamic tightness and gain mobility and elongation of various muscle groups, including the shoulder girdle, trunk, upper and lower extremities. Treatment demonstrations with children who have dynamic tightness and dystonia are presented.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 13, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (117 minutes)
Playing Time:01:57:00