Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses: Mat Interventions
Presented by Kay Wing
Meet your instructor
Kay Wing
Kay Wing, PT, DPT, NCS, is the owner of Southwest Advanced Neurological Rehabilitation (SWAN Rehab), an outpatient rehabilitation facility specializing in the treatment of stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological diseases. She received her physical therapy degree at Northwestern University and her Doctorate of…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Rolling
When in doubt… roll! Mat exercises facilitating the ability to roll are appropriate for patients with various neurological disorders and will be demonstrated to facilitate motor control and postural transitions. All patients, regardless of the nuances of their specific neurological diagnosis and their function, need to improve this basic movement pattern. When rolling improves, several components of function improve including walking, balance, core strength, and overall function.
2. Side Lying and Side Sitting Activities
The ability to successfully side lie and side sit is essential in the progression to walking. In order to transition from rolling to standing, a patient must effectively transfer through a side lying and/or side sitting position, often in bed. The effect of trunk strength and mobility on side lying and side sitting functional movement will be discussed.
3. Prone on Elbows, Quadruped, and Modified Plantigrade
The developmental postures of prone on elbows, quadruped, and modified plantigrade develop proximal and trunk strength through upper extremity weight bearing. Dr. Wing will • Facilitate multiple techniques for transitioning into prone on elbows, quadruped, and modified plantigrade. We'll also • Explain multiple postures that can be accomplished in modified plantigrade.
4. Half Kneeling and Tall Kneeling
In order to improve a patient’s ability for functional movement from bed mobility through walking, the ability to progress from half kneeling and tall kneeling activities is valuable. The strategies in this chapter contribute to the patient’s capacity to transition from the floor.
More courses in this series
Fundamentals of Therapeutic Exercise Part One
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Fundamentals of Therapeutic Exercise Part Two
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Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses: Mat Interventions
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Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses: Postural Transitions & Gait
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Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses: Balance
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