Sensory Point Taping for Pediatric Oral Motor Function: Kinesio Medical Taping

On average, 80% of children identified with developmental delay suffer from oral motor dysfunction. This two-day pediatric sensory point taping (SPT) course focuses on smaller taping applications on strategic points to impact oral motor function. The SPT techniques address the co-morbidities surrounding oral motor dysfunction, including arthrokinematics, respiration, motility, oral motor coordination, jaw alignment, head posture, edema, pain, fascial restrictions, and scar tissue while maintaining skin integrity and providing comfort. The participant will be introduced to assessment methods, including musculoskeletal data collection for pre/post assessment and skills specific for successful, safe application of elastic therapeutic tape.

Disclosure: this course will discuss KinesioTape® and the Sensory Point Taping technique. No other similar product or technique will be discussed 

(*Weatherford, TX, and Orlando, FL, attendees please scroll down for more information)

Benefits of Attending:

• Apply sensory point tapings across patient problems (edema, pain, drooling, oral motor dyscoordination, open mouth posture, poor respiration, facial reanimation, soft tissue restrictions, balance deficits, and alignment) to improve function
• Discuss tests and measures to assess for underlying conditions or co-morbidities of diagnoses related to oral motor and postural dysfunction
• Use evidence-based taping strategies to increase alignment, oral motor function, and postural control
• Hands-on labs to engage in oral motor, postural, and scar assessment and treatment

Lab Notice: Please dress in lab-appropriate clothing. We will be discussing and practicing each evaluation and treatment technique. Day 1 comprises head and neck applications; Day 2 continues to whole body applications.

Course Goal: Participants will understand the relationship between the skin and body systems and how Kinesio tape® can be applied to the pediatric population to encourage oral motor control while ensuring safety. (Day 1 SPT techniques for head and neck. Day 2 expands SPT to whole body concepts.)

THREE WAYS TO ATTEND THIS COURSE:

1. ON TOUR. Events on tour are not live streamed (Check cities in drop-down above)
2. LIVE STREAM from anywhere around the world. Live stream participants will login to access the event from their computer.
3. LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE (during a live stream) in Gulf Breeze, Florida - Studio audience seats are limited - so register today!

NOTES FOR LIVE STREAM:

• This live event is streamed in real time.
• Course agenda is in Central time, please adjust for your time zone
• Registrants who attend the live broadcast will be able to interact with instructor.
• All registrants will have access to the broadcast recording for 14 days.
• A group may view the course together, however each attendee must be individually registered in order to receive CE credit.

CEUs:

• SLPs - this course is registered with ASHA as Blended Learning. ASHA CEUs may be earned by attending live, viewing the recording, or a combination of both.
• OT/PTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have
• Complete online course evaluation

**Please note the course September 16-17, 2023 in Weatherford, TX is LIVE, IN-PERSON course (NOT LIVESTREAM).**

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify key concepts of the integumentary system and its relationship to function
• Review neuroanatomy of the head, neck, and trunk pertinent to the sensory point taping (SPT) applications
• Discuss assessment methods aligned with the SPT strategies to determine taping intervention and effectiveness
• Apply contemporary SPT applications across patient problems: edema, pain, drooling, oral motor dyscoordination, open mouth posture, poor respiration, facial reanimation, soft tissue restrictions, balance deficits, and postural alignment to improve
• Participate in guided laboratory sessions to use assessment methods and apply SPT taping strategies across various case studies
• List precautions, contraindication, and treatment progression using SPT taping strategies

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