Instructor Dr. Karen Pryor, Ph.D., PT, DPT, ND, CH
Date ON-DEMAND ANYTIME!
Format Recorded (rental is available for 3 weeks following the purchase)
2 contact hours 2.0 CEU for NY OTs and OTAs 2.5 NBCOT PDUs 2.4 NY PT contact hours
Cost $59
Target Audience OTs, OTAs, anyone working with children with developmental delays
Plantar grasp beyond the age of integration is a symptom of deeper neurological concerns. This course will assist you in looking into the nervous system and designing effective treatments for integration. If you have found repeating the same tasks and seem to get nowhere in particular, this course is for you. Continue the same goals year to year? Integration techniques assist in achieving successful fluid movement and voluntary control of gross and fine motor skills. This program will assist you in identifying high tone of the plantar grasp and how to gain increased attention to task and improve goal attainment.
Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, has a doctorate in physical therapy and has practiced for 40 years in the field. Involved with birth to three through early intervention since 1986, she developed techniques to be utilized in homes, childcare centers, and school systems to advance therapy programs in children. Click here for full bio and disclosure information
What Our Course Participants Say
"Presenter very knowledgeable" – Eve
"Presenter presented the material in a well organized and easy to understand manner" – Elana
"I thought the treatment ideas and interventions for toe walking was a strength of this conference" – Susan
"Learning about plantar reflex (as I'm an OT and a typically didn't attend courses related to plantar reflexes); helpful techniques to address plantar reflex" – Joanne
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this seminar, the participant will be able to…
Identify plantar grasp and how to elicit the reflex
Describe integration techniques to decrease the influence of plantar grasp and toe walking
Identify plantar grasp influence and treatment for the school-age child
Agenda
20 min- Plantar grasp formation, identification and elicitation 20 min-Pathological plantar grasp 10 min- Lesions and influence of sensory processing 20 min- Primitive reflex window 15 min- Desensitization and integration 15 min- Activities with feet to connect neural pathways 10 min- Case studies – NAS, Autism, sensory processing 10 min-School Therapy and student adaptions
CEU Details
TheraMoves Services, LLC, is Approved for Sponsor by NYS Board for OTs and OTAs
TheraMoves Services, LLC is recognized by the NYSED’s State Board for physical therapy as an approved provider of PT & PTAs continuing education, Approved for 2.4 contact hours
Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, has a doctorate in physical therapy and has practiced for 40 years in the field. Involved with birth to three through early intervention since 1986, she developed techniques to be utilized in homes, childcare centers, and school systems to advance therapy programs in children.
