- What is Sensory Regulation? Explore differentiating elements
- Types of clients that benefit from these therapies – areas of disabilities that may be encountered
- Key elements to success
- Establish trust
- Learn semantics/reading and being an observer
- Connect – physical, cognitive, and behavioral function
- Neurological and neuroplasticity techniques
- Integrate sensory information to the CNS
- Altering Sensory Input – Proprioception | Vibration | Joint Distraction | Compression
- Functional movement patterns – connecting stimuli motor performance
- Navigating neglect
- Tapping as an approach to stimulate the CNS
- Visual rehab – colors | use of glasses |binoculars
- Stability – modulate tone – proprioception/grounding techniques
- Auditory response – foster regulation through sound
- Olfactory system – tips to enhance connection/functional movement
- Digestion
- Tactile defensiveness
- Typical assessment
- Additional factors & considerations
- Body awareness
- Neuro techniques or ROM
- Midline/crossing midline techniques/eye focus
- Environmental modifications
- What is the patient saying to us – Are we listening?
- Contractures
- Scoliosis
- Tonal deficits – hypertonicity and hypotonicity
- Co-occurring conditions
- Positioning
- Neuroplasticity techniques
- Range of motion:
- Reflexology
- Sensory integration
- Affecting tonal patterns
- Adapt and modify exercises/activities/play
- Positioning
- Neuroplasticity techniques
- Range of motion:
- Reflexology
- Sensory integration
- Affecting tonal patterns
- Adapt and modify exercises/tasks/occupation
- Multi-sensory mindfulness strategies:
- Counting techniques
- Breathing techniques
- Grounding/pacing strategies using all sensory systems
- Organization/alignment interventions
- Tips for treating clients with diverse sensory experiences
- Positioning in conjunction with mobility
- Introduce the client to new sensory input
- Advance exercises, activities, play, and occupational tasks
- Add stretching and ROM routines
- Interdisciplinary treatment approaches
- Proper standing posture
- Weight shift as a pivotal element of the gait cycle
- Effective gait training devices
- High level balance activities
- Dynamic stabilization exercises
- Establishing an individualized home program
- Classroom interventions for pediatric clients
- Occupation, community engagement, and ADLS in adult clients
- Incorporate meaningful activities into the POC
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