May The Force Be With You

Speaker: Tania Stegen-Hanson OTD, OTR/L, BCP, C/NDT, CEIM Course Description This webinar will equip participants with knowledge and treatment strategies based on the fact that early developmental feeding skills are most effective when the force of gravity interacts with the force generated from coordinated contraction of muscles in the ribcage, shoulder girdle and neck.   Learning Outcomes The participant will be able to: Describe the importance of chest and ribcage development Describe the effects of gravity on weak muscles Learn to use positioning and treatment strategies with gravity (gravity assisted) or against (gravity resisted) during the first year of development Timed Agenda 10 minutes -- Overview of the musculoskeletal system10 minutes -- Discussion on how breathing happens and its impact on feeding15 minutes -- Postural development of the baby and foundational motor and postural milestones as the baby develops10 minutes -- Positioning strategies to support baby's develop