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Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Definition of muscle tone, etiology, pathophysiology
  • Movement disorders
  • Reflexes
  • Diagnoses
  • Positioning challenges
  • Positioning interventions
  • Pelvis, Trunk

Hour 2

  • Positioning Challenges
  • Positioning Interventions
  • Lower extremities, upper extremities, head
  • Medical interventions to reduce muscle tone

Author

Michelle Lange, OTR, ABDA, ATP/SMS

Seating Solutions for Clients with Increased Muscle Tone

Seating Solutions for Clients with Increased Muscle Tone

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

This course focuses on positioning challenges frequently seen in clients with high muscle tone and the seating solutions and strategies to address those challenges. Clinicians are instructed in definitions, etiology, pathophysiology, movement disorders, reflexes, and diagnoses associated with high muscle tone. This course also covers the causes and interventions to address challenges at the pelvis, trunk, lower extremities, upper extremities, and head for a client with high tone. Medical interventions for tone management are also reviewed.

Full Course Description
This course focuses on positioning challenges frequently seen in clients with high muscle tone and the seating solutions and strategies to address those challenges. Clinicians are instructed in definitions, etiology, pathophysiology, movement disorders, reflexes, and diagnoses associated with high muscle tone. This course also covers the causes and interventions to address challenges at the pelvis, trunk, lower extremities, upper extremities, and head for a client with high tone. Medical interventions for tone management are also...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional about positioning clients with high tone using seating considerations and interventions for this population.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify causes of increased muscle tone.
  2. Identify common positioning challenges seen in clients with increased muscle tone.
  3. Identify common positioning strategies used to address these challenges.
  4. Recognize medical interventions to reduce muscle tone that may impact wheelchair seating.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional about positioning clients with high tone using seating considerations and interventions for this population.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify causes of increased muscle tone.
  2. Identify common positioning challenges seen in clients with increased muscle tone.
  3. Identify common positioning strategies used to address these challenges.
  4. Recognize medical interventions to reduce muscle tone that may impact wheelchair seating.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Michelle L. Lange is employed by Access to Independence and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Michelle L. Lange is employed by Access to Independence and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.