Tips & Advice
Beyond the Stander
May 28, 2020
by Elena Noble, MPT
Encouraging standing development means thinking creatively. In the home, we can teach standing skills during routine sit-to-stand transfers or toileting breaks. Here’s how to get started.
Tips & Advice
NCART Standing Device Funding Guide
June 04, 2013
by Elena Noble, MPT
As clinicians you know without a doubt that children with disabilities who are given the opportunity to stand and bear weight experience positive health benefits. Peer-reviewed literature supports active weight-bearing and dynamic loading for improved bone mineral content and an upright position improves cardiopulmonary functioning, bowel and bladder health and joint range of motion.
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