Posture Busters: Skip the Slouch
| CONTACT HOURS: | 4.5 Hours |
| CEU: | 0.45 |
| AOTA: |
Domain of OT, OTP, Check Accreditation
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| NBCOT®: | 5.5 PDUs |
| STATE: |
AL 20-608770 4.5hrs FL 20-608770 4.5hrs |
Time to get straight and lose the pain. This class will assist you with patient care as well as your own health.
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Hand Therapy Certification
This course is accepted by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission towards re-certification.
Description
Domain of OT and Occupational Therapy Process
Ready to improve posture and reduce pain? This mixed-level CEU course empowers you to incorporate Pilates into your occupational therapy practice, benefiting both your patients and your health. Through detailed instruction, including high-quality photos and video demonstrations, you’ll gain a deep understanding of Pilates techniques and their impact on posture and rehabilitation. Pass the online exam with an 80% score to earn your AOTA APP certificate.
Objectives:
- Identify the benefits of ideal posture for patient care and rehabilitation
- Define ideal posture from anterior, posterior, and lateral views
- Name 8 key factors that influence posture
- Discuss how poor posture can contribute to shoulder, neck, arm, and hand injuries
- Utilize a simple postural assessment with the provided tools
- Understand the anatomical structures involved in Pilates
- Learn evidence-based insights into how Pilates promotes better posture
- Explore the Pilates principles and their relevance to rehabilitation
- Describe 6 Pilates exercises that can be integrated into rehab programs
Course Outline:
- Posture Overview:
- What is posture?
- Common injury-prone areas in functional tasks
- Defining ideal posture (anterior, lateral, and posterior views)
- Posture’s role in occupational therapy tasks
- Benefits of Good Posture:
- Enhances body alignment
- Improves breathing
- Boosts concentration and mental clarity
- Postural Issues Impacting Function:
- Forward head posture
- Kypho-lordotic
- Swayback
- Flat-back
- Lordosis
- Upper Crossed Syndrome
- Posture Assessment & Correction:
- Assessing posture: guidelines and methods for accuracy
- Factors influencing postural assessment
- Correcting poor posture with specific muscle activation
- Pilates Integration into OT Practice:
- What is Pilates and why is it beneficial?
- Anatomy and principles of Pilates for rehabilitation
- Local stabilizers vs. global mobilizers
- Pilates exercises for improving posture
- Evidence-based research on Pilates and posture correction
- Pilates-based exercises and modifications across the 3-phase program
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Naomi Aaronson MA, OTR/L, CHT has been an OT for 27 years specializing in hand therapy and breast cancer rehabilitation. Presently, she is an instructor and fieldwork site supervisor for the OTA Department at Suffolk Community College. Naomi is the co-author of the book Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Guide to Recovery, Healing and Wellness as well as being a webinar presenter. Pilates is a part of her rehabilitation bag of tricks, as it is a exercise modality that integrates mind, body and spirit in a functional manner. In her spare time, Naomi loves to travel , read, and learn from others.
- Participants have one year to access the CEU course and exam to obtain CEUs.
- NBCOT® is a registered trademark of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. and does not promote or endorse our specific courses, services or training.
Treatment2go is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD approval ID #3397. This distance learning-independent activity is offered at 0.45 CEU’s, intermediate, foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEU Does not imply endorsement of specific Course content, products, or clinical Procedures by AOTA.
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