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Tumble Forms 3
Pediatric Tumble Forms
| Tumble Forms | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Wedges | Primarily used as an alternative to sitting when a child lacks head contol, sitting balance and lacks ability to adjust the trunk from poor posture. |
| Wedges: Provide WB on UEs | Position child prone on proper sized wedge to accomplish: favored WB on shoulders, elbows, extended forearms |
| Wedges: Facilitate head raising and controlled movement | Positon prone symmetrically w/UEs extended over upper edge allowing for unsupported head. |
| Wedges: Promote Extension of hips and knees w/abductor | Place in prone symmetrically so WB is felt on trunk, helping hips extend & bear weight. In turn, the knees are freed to extend and bear weight. Abudctor is best positioned between knees @ knee joint. |
| Wedges: Facilitate rolling skills | Place crosswise on 2 or 3 properly sized wedges used to (A) child in trunk rotation. |
| Wedges: Creativity- Side lying | Can be used to raise a side lyer for an angled side lying position. |
| Wedges: Creativity- Supine | When child lies supine on wedge, sit-ups are easier. |
| Deluxe Strap Wedges: Benefits for Therapists | Gives therapist ability to work (I), w/out worrying about child rolling off wedge. |
| Deluxe Strap Wedges: Straps | Secured over top of child w/Velcro loop fasteners. Can be crisscrossed to empasize holding just hips firmly in place. |
| Universal Side Lyer: | Provides a technique comfortably placing a child on thier side who can't maintain the position (I). |
| Side Lying (def) | basic developmental building block task which a child needs masterin order to roll, balance, crawl. |
| Further development of ____ & _____ & _____ depend on achieving side lying. | GM, FM, perceptual motor skills |
| Side postioning is helpful because: | it decreases abnormal extension |
| Side postioning is helpful because: | maintains shoulders in protraction |
| Side postioning is helpful because: | it allows arms to be placed in midline position. |
| Universal Side Lyer: (L) & (R) Side Lying- Head Control (step 1) | Head positioned in midline to achieve as much symmetry as poss. 1st: prevnt head from extending back by placing head jut before edge/pressing against back block. |
| Universal Side Lyer: (L) & (R) Side Lying- Head Control (step 2) | Level head by placing an object under head high enough to take up difference between lower shoudler and lower side of head. |
| Universal Side Lyer: Forearm and Hand Fx. | In side lying position the lower arm is prevented from goinginto extreme extension by base & weight of child's body. Upper arm is (A) by gravity 2 approach midline. Both arms=more relaxed and don't exhibit excessive tone. Now more capable of hand fx. |
| Universal Side Lyer: Postural Drainage | Congested respiratory cond. can be helped by raising LE end of Side Lyer onto a Wedge. Provide proper incline for drainage as well as support for LEs, but don't leave child unattended! |
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