# 318 The Use of Casting, Strapping, and Taping to Address Alignment Issues in the Pediatric Population
 
Children with neurologic and orthopedic impairments often present with limitations in range of motion, soft tissue hypoextensibility and motor impairments affecting function and mobility. Spasticity and contractures are often present, contributing to functional limitations in the pediatric population with CNS dysfunction or peripheral nerve injuries. Casting, splinting, and/ or orthotic follow up are often effective in reversing contracture and influencing abnormal tone in patients with neurological muscular disorders. New treatment techniques for the management of spasticity are now available, but maximizing their effectiveness requires a thorough understanding of how, when, and for whom to use these interventions. This hands-on workshop will give participants the opportunities to problem-solve with the most effective treatment methods for managing spasticity and contractures. Participants will have hands-on practice with cast fabrication using soft cast and Delta Cast Conformable materials. This course will also introduce the use of taping and strapping techniques as an adjunct to therapeutic interventions in the treatment of children with neurologic impairments. Taping and strapping can be used to facilitate improved alignment and muscle re-education for function. The primary focus of this workshop will be education on the use of taping and strapping techniques and strategies to optimize motor function. Course instructors will review indications, precautions, and contraindications of elastic taping and strapping. The course will combine lecture, demonstration, labs and case examples for the upper extremity, lower extremity, and trunk. Materials discussed include: elastic therapeutic tape and neoprene wraps. The course is intended to familiarize participants in the use of these modalities as an adjunct to treatment and to guide interest for future coursework and learning opportunities. The use of compression orthotics, strapping and elastic taping to optimize motor function will be introduced-with demonstration and hand-on labs on use of two strapping and taping techniques.
 
Instructor: Patricia (Trish) Martin, PT, Certified Kinesio Taping ® Instructor
 
 
Course Cities and Dates:
#318 Jacksonville, FL (Great Strides Rehabilitation), October 26-27, 2024 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST (Course Is Full)