| Description |
This introductory program features an overview of the processes that contribute to pediatric orthopedic
development, including the following:
§ Skeletal modeling mechanisms and influences.
§ Therapeutic limits on influencing the skeletal modeling process.
§ The influences of the biomechanics of ideal neonatal alignment on modeling the spine and lowerextremity
joints and on postural control acquisition.
§ The roles of postural control and massed practice on the orthopedic and functional development.
§ Developmental changes in muscle and connective-tissue extensibility.
§ Common errors of lower-extremity skeletal modeling in children with CNS dysfunction.
§ Strategies for optimizing somatosensory input, postural alignment, and postural control.
§ Using musculoskeletal assessment findings to gauge effectiveness of therapeutic management.
These principles are applied to pathomechanics commonly observed in children with hypotonia, cerebral palsy,
excessive foot pronation, and intoed gait. The content presented in this program is considered fundamental to
any (future) discussion of the specific features of orthopedic trunk and lower extremity development.
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