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Non-Surgical Preventative Hip Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Non-Surgical Preventative Hip Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Non-Surgical Preventative Hip Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy

CA$200.00
This course includes
Lifetime access after purchase
Certificate of completion
This course was recorded in December 2023

Overview

One significant consideration for children with cerebral palsy (CP) throughout their lifetime is the risk of orthopaedic complications, with reports that 35% of all children with CP develop hip displacement. There are a variety of surgical options recommended to prevent complete hip dislocation. Complications following these surgeries are common,  with high re-operation rates.

Clinical practice outcomes have shown that preventative care may be an option. There are no clinical guidelines on standard preventative interventions to assist physiotherapists in instructing parents of children with CP.

This course is designed to help fill this gap by educating the therapist and/or caregiver on current evidence and clinic outcomes that could help prevent hip dysplasia in this population group.

 

Learning objectives

In this online course, you will:

  1. Develop an understanding of the cause and incidence of hip dysplasia in cerebral palsy
  2. Develop knowledge of the worldwide hip surveillance guidelines
  3. Understand the current available evidence on non-invasive preventative measures
  4. Learn new and unique non-invasive preventative options
  5. Expand knowledge of the scientific theory behind treatment choices based on clinical experience.
  6. Expand your resource and reference list on hip dysplasia and cerebral palsy

 

Audience 

This online course is for paediatric physical therapists and healthcare professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of treating children with cerebral palsy.

The instructors
Jo-Anne Weltman
B.Sc.PT, MRSc, Co-Founder of DMI Therapy, Owner SMILE Therapy For Kids

Jo-Anne Weltman graduated from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1991 with a B.S.c. in Physiotherapy. Since then she has completed her MRSc. with research in Hip Dysplasia in Cerebral Palsy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She has taken numerous courses over the years including NDT, Conductive Education, Therapeutic Taping, Theratogs application, Therasuit Approach, TASES (NMES) and Spinal Stimulation, Vestibular-Ocular therapy, CVI, CME III, Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, Orthopaedics in Children - to name a few.

Jo-Anne lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Her objective has always been to provide the best services to the children that she works with. so she opened S.M.I.L.E. Therapy for Kids a private practice that specializes in child development, to meet the demand for all areas of developmental and orthopaedic therapy in children. She continues to research and find the best treatments for all the children that are under her care and connects with specialists all over the world to achieve this.

Jo-Anne is an advocate for children with special needs and their families and works hard at trying to make changes in many areas to help these children as well as increasing their general level of care by educating those who will provide care to them. She is the CO-Founder or DMI Therapy, and teaches therapists all over the world.

Material included in this course
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Literature Review
  • Literature Review Summary
  • Literature Review Summary
  • Preventative Interventions
  • Preventative Interventions
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • References
  • Hip Care Guide
  • Hip Care Guide
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