Advancing Pediatric Function Through Neuroplasticity from Karen Pryor

Advancing Pediatric Function Through Neuroplasticity from Karen Pryor

Faculty:Karen Pryor

Duration:1 Hour 23 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Outline:

Neuroplasticity as it relates to the Pediatric Population

• Brain development
• Period of optimal change
• Stimulation of change through sensation

Diagnosis, Challenges and Treatments

• Routes for potential neural pathway changes
• Tone – restrictions in development and how neuroplasticity can change potential
• Learned non-use versus use
• Case studies

Application of Neuroplasticity Techniques

• What can be done with the child’s environment to enhance development
• How to reinforce daily practice by caregivers

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Description:

We are now using the word neuroplasticity to describe the way we can modify brain connections to change how the body works.This lecture offers a journey through the nervous system and neuroanatomy, exploring how the brain can change tone, movement and key sensory functions. Throughout the sessions, we’ll examine how the brain connects and adds new connections in relation to exercises that make progressive therapy fun, fast, and rewarding