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The 2022 NDTA Conference will present the following topics with an emphasis on function and participation:
- Application of complimentary treatment strategies to enhance functional outcomes.
- Using adjuncts to assist with biomechanics and muscle strengthening
- Using adjuncts to support functional outcomes for communication, oral motor control and swallowing.
- Adding FES to NDT treatment
- Tactile feedback to enhance effective movement strategies
- Treatment variables that promote neuroplastic changes
- Treatment strategies to address shoulder girdle impairments
- Whole Body or Focal Vibration for musculoskeletal, sensory, neuromuscular, and respiratory systems
- Neurobiological intersections between vestibular-visual processing and Neuro Developmental Treatment
- Intentional sensory interventions as adjuncts to NDTs contributions in supporting posture and movement challenges.
- Combining Yoga therapy and NDT to address multi-system impairments and participation for individuals with cerebral palsy and other neuromotor disorders.
- Enhancing treatment in children with cerebral palsy for gross motor, fine motor and oral motor control.
*The following sessions ONLY have been approved for IL EI credits:
8:00 a.m. - 3:15 a.m. (6.0 hrs) Getting WET to Drive Changes in Function and Participation- 2 INT(partial credit)
8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. (6.0 hrs) “Reaching”...For Enhanced Function and Participation: Addressing the
Shoulder in Children With Neuromotor Impairments-1 AS, 2 ATY, 2 INT, 1 TYP
4:15 p.m. - 6:116 p.m. (2.0 hrs) Use of Meaningful Outcome Measures to Advance Clinical Practice-1 AS, 1 INT
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (3.5 hr) Clinical Kinesiology of the Upper Limb: Focus on Reach, Grasp and
Weight Bearing- 1 ATY, 1.5 INT, 1 TYP,
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (2.0 hrs) Vibration: An Adjunct to Neuro-Developmental Treatment-2 INT
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (2.0 hrs) Vestibular-Visual Contributions to NDT Practice-2 INT
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (2.0 hrs) NDT & Adjuncts With Adults: Getting the First Step Right!-2 INT
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (2.0 hrs) Combining Yoga as a Therapeutic Tool With Neuro-Developmental
Treatment With Individuals With Cerebral Palsy and Other Neuromotor-1 INT, 1 WWF
Disorders
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (2.0 hrs) Utilizing Adjuncts to Support Functional Outcomes for Communication,
Oral Motor Control and Swallowing-2 INT
12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. (1.0 hrs) A Breath of Fresh Air: Evaluating and Treating Pediatric Breathing & Posture-0.5 AS, 0.5 INT
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (2.0 hrs) Sticking Together - NDT and Therapeutic Taping-2 INT
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (2.0 hrs) NDT and Myofascial Release: A Natural Combination-0.5 ATY, 1 INT, 0.5 TYP
SUNDAY, MAY 1
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (2.0 hrs) Catch: An Evidence-Based Intervention for Children With Hemiplegia-2 INT
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (2.0 hrs) Traveling Hands: How to Use Adjuncts to Reinforce NDT Treatment in
Pediatrics-2 INT
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