- Within months, students were sitting actively, gaining muscle tone, and participating with peers, rather than sitting passively for hours each day.
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- Find out how children who are very dependent can gain strength and postural control for sitting, using the Rifton Advancement Chair.
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- “I should have had plenty to say… but for some reason my throat tightened and I couldn’t speak.”
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Want to know the future of pediatric PT? Read this article in the November 2006 issue of Physical Therapy.
Activity, Activity, Activity: Rethinking Our Physical Therapy Approach to Cerebral Palsy by Diane L. Damiano, PT, PhD.
Here’s a link to the Physical Therapy on-line archive: http://www.ptjournal.org/archive/
Dear Reader:
Non-ambulatory children shouldn’t have to spend so many hours each day just passively sitting in their wheelchairs. Now there’s an alternative to strengthen and actively challenge their muscles.
The control of upper extremity movement from an active base of support can be developed with active sitting. At the Lincoln Developmental Center, therapists and teachers are seeing improvement in functional sitting by creating practice opportunities. Read Sitting with Purpose to find out how.
As we begin a new year, Rifton thanks you for your work on behalf of individuals with disabilities. The special needs community is special and truly a community. Our combined efforts make a difference in many lives and inspire others.
If you attend one of these events in 2007, we hope you’ll take the opportunity to come by, introduce yourself, and talk with us.
Sincerely,
Lori Potts, PT
Rifton Rapport Editor
