The concept of movement therapy and enhancement through functional kinesiology taping methods can help your pediatric patients with a variety of conditions. Join Milica McDowell, MSPT, DPT, ACSM-HFS as she guides you through the current literature supporting the theory of kinesiology taping for the purposes of pain control, rehabilitation, edema/swelling management, and a multitude of pediatric and adolescent injuries. Practitioners and therapists at all levels of experience with taping will benefit from this session.
- Define and identify pediatric population needs with respect to posture and injury
- Discuss concepts of longitudinal myofascial chains as an approach to treatment for a multitude of pediatric conditions
- Apply and demonstrate functional taping applications for the pediatric population related to pain, postural, and orthopedic conditions
Posture & Injury Taping in the Pediatric Population
- Special considerations
- Application & care tips
Longitudinal Myofascial Chains Treatment Approach
- Skin-brain connection
- Peripheral nerves
- Sensory system/receptors
- Histology of skin
Functional Taping Application Demonstration
- Taping for pain
- Joint stability
- Servers disease
- Osgood’s
- Hip dysplasia
- Torticollis
- Scoliosis
- Posture
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