Unsure where to start when considering your clients postural care needs?
Want to learn more about identifying/assessing/supporting your clients to protect their body shape and promote function?
If you have answered yes to these questions and want to know more, this workshop is for you!
Clients with motor function impairment will be at increased risk of body shape changes. Asymmetric postures, combined with the force of gravity, impact on body shape negatively and can be linked with the development of postural deviations with life-threatening consequences.
Not only awareness, but analysis of habitual postures throughout the 24-hour period is essential so we can prevent, delay, or even restore asymmetric deviations and reduce their negative impact. Once the power of gravity on the human body is understood, it becomes clear that intervention across 24 hours of the day is necessary, and can be done, most of the time, in an uncomplicated yet effective manner.
Join us for a full day, intermediate and interactive workshop where we will explore the benefits of 24-hour postural care. Throughout the day we will outline the fundamental components of this strategy, including selection criteria we can apply to our caseloads to identify those that will receive benefit.
We will outline the main positions that must be addressed across day and night-time for this approach to be successful. We will also guide you through specific assessment strategies required for systematic evaluation of client needs and we will support you with product recommendations.
Up-to-date resources and research will be provided to attendees and used throughout the day to facilitate learning and discussion.
