F. Treatment of the
Head and Neck
Presented by Irene Ingram, OTR
Friday-Saturday, February 26-27, 2016
12 contact hours
Intermediate Level
Audience: Occupational and Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, interested others
Friday-Saturday, February 26-27, 2016
12 contact hours
Intermediate Level
Audience: Occupational and Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, interested others
This course is designed to establish a protocol for evaluating and treating head and neck problems as a first step in viewing children with oral motor, developmental, and sensory processing problems. Evaluation and treatment of a child’s head and neck is essential for resolving structural problems that impair information from the cranial nerves.
These issues are often seen as a central nervous system problem when the location of the issue is peripheral in nature and can block normal information to the mouth, sensory systems, motor system and the entire developmental process.
These problems often occur with low muscle tone, difficult births, low vision, stress, excessive pressure/pull on the structural system, excessive positioning on the back, and falls. Training performed in using the foundation of breath for reorganizing motor programs.
Objectives: Participants will be able to:
Schedule* 12 Contact Hours
Day 1
8:30 Overview and Introduction
9:15 Review of Structures of head, spine, and neck
9:40 Lab for skull bones
10:00 Break
10:30 Cranial Base / Breath treatment
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Breath Treatment/ Cranial Nerve Treatment
2:30 Break
3:00 Facial Band Treatment
3:30 Combined Treatment of cranial base, breath, nerve, and fascial treatment
4:15 Questions and Answers
4:30 Adjourn
Day 2
8:30 Treatment of the muscles of the spine, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle
9:15 Treatment of the muscles of suprahyoid, infrahyoid, chewing, and facial expression
10:00 Break
10:30 Oral Motor Labs
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Reintegration of the face /Oral Motor lab
2:00 Tx for Specific Diagnoses
2:30 Break
3:00 Physical Assessment/Oral Motor Assessment
3:45 Oral Motor Program Habilitation Plan & Sensory Diet
4:15 Questions and Answers
4:30 Adjourn
*Topic times may vary; contact hours do not.
These issues are often seen as a central nervous system problem when the location of the issue is peripheral in nature and can block normal information to the mouth, sensory systems, motor system and the entire developmental process.
These problems often occur with low muscle tone, difficult births, low vision, stress, excessive pressure/pull on the structural system, excessive positioning on the back, and falls. Training performed in using the foundation of breath for reorganizing motor programs.
Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Describe the anatomical structures related to common neck/cranial nerve problems
- Diagnose and treat oral motor, breath, sensory motor, and developmental problems related to neck/cranial nerve issues
- Diagnose and treat sensory processing problems related to the neck
- Design integrated habilitation programs for the face, sensory motor, and developmental problems effected by neck/cranial nerve issues
- Design uniquely integrated oral motor treatment utilizing all tools for specific deficiencies.
Schedule* 12 Contact Hours
Day 1
8:30 Overview and Introduction
9:15 Review of Structures of head, spine, and neck
9:40 Lab for skull bones
10:00 Break
10:30 Cranial Base / Breath treatment
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Breath Treatment/ Cranial Nerve Treatment
2:30 Break
3:00 Facial Band Treatment
3:30 Combined Treatment of cranial base, breath, nerve, and fascial treatment
4:15 Questions and Answers
4:30 Adjourn
Day 2
8:30 Treatment of the muscles of the spine, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle
9:15 Treatment of the muscles of suprahyoid, infrahyoid, chewing, and facial expression
10:00 Break
10:30 Oral Motor Labs
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Reintegration of the face /Oral Motor lab
2:00 Tx for Specific Diagnoses
2:30 Break
3:00 Physical Assessment/Oral Motor Assessment
3:45 Oral Motor Program Habilitation Plan & Sensory Diet
4:15 Questions and Answers
4:30 Adjourn
*Topic times may vary; contact hours do not.
Irene Ingram, OTR is a 1978 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a pediatric occupational therapist who loves learning, problem solving and helping each child reach their potential. Irene specializes in treating head/neck issues from a developmental approach. She creatively uses reflexes to integrate their systems. She cleverly pulled together methods to treat emotional systems via movement and reflexes. Irene’s creativity and vision is her gift to the profession and children. She sees layers of the healing process in each kid and addresses her teachings accordingly. Irene has taught nationally and uses a hands on approach so that therapists leave with take away skills.
She is founder of Therapeutic Designs and Services, which is a sensory integration clinic in operation for 36 years.
She has a vast range of study that includes:
You may visit Irene on her website.
Disclosures
Financial: Irene Ingram receives a speaking fee from Richter Active Integration Resources for Treatment of the Head and Neck.
She is founder of Therapeutic Designs and Services, which is a sensory integration clinic in operation for 36 years.
She has a vast range of study that includes:
- Sensory integration certification
- Sensory processing
- Sensory defensiveness
- Auditory integration with use of Therapeutic Listening and Samonas Sound Therapy
- Intensive work combining Lindamood-Bell programs and brain integration programs for bringing foundational skills into the child’s reading, math, spelling and comprehension
- Work with the arousal system for the child’s modulation, self management, and attention
- Development of function in the body and hands for function in the home, self help, fine motor, gross motor, and visual perceptual skills
- Cranial sacral therapy and lymphatic drainage of the brain for assisting the body to improve its information processing and overall health
You may visit Irene on her website.
Disclosures
Financial: Irene Ingram receives a speaking fee from Richter Active Integration Resources for Treatment of the Head and Neck.
