Positioning 365 - Beyond Seating: Recent Episodes
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Positioning 365: Beyond Seating presents evidence-based discussions for complex rehabilitation professionals and clinicians that extends beyond seating and focuses heavily on standing and alternative positioning, but when seating is discussed, an emphasis on shower/commode chair considerations can be expected. Host Maryann Girardi PT, DPT, ATP, sits down with renowned surgeons, clinicians, consumers and parents sharing insights into the world of standing technology and positioning as therapy. Join us each month on major platforms Spotify and Apple Podcasts for a new look beyond seating from Altimate Medical.
Standers and gait trainers are not mutually exclusive, and both have a place for children with neuromotor disorders. Standers and gait trainers are not duplicate equipment. They both provide weight-bearing activities for individuals with neuromotor disorders, but they have individual characteristics that make them both needed to facilitate the development of gross motor skills. Join Maryann Girardi, PT, DPT, ATP, Clinical Education Specialist at Altimate Medical, Inc as she talks with Jill Blitz, PT, DPT, ATP Doug Levine, PT to discuss the indications and contraindications of both and how they work together to promote motor skill acquisition.
In the newest episode of Positioning 365: Beyond Seating, host Maryann Girardi sits down with a panel of clinicians and members of Altimate Medical’s Clinical Advisory Board (Tamara Kittelson, Tamara Alexander, and Barbra Crume) to discuss the 2023 International Seating Symposium in Pittsburgh, PA. The panel recaps their experiences, what they learned, what they hope to see in the future, and some advice for therapists considering attending in the future. Tune in to hear the details.
In part two of Episode 4, Host Maryann Girardi, PT, DPT, ATP continues the discussion on 24 Hour Postural Care Management with LeAnn Hoffman, OT, RESNA Certified ATP and SMS and Tamara Kittleson, OT, RESNA Certified ATP, SMS and founder of Eleanore’s Project.
In part one of Episode 4 of Positioning 365: Beyond Seating, host Maryann Girardi, PT, DPT, ATP and co-host LeAnn Hoffmann, OT, RESNA Certified ATP, SMS, discuss 24 Hour Posture Care Management with Tamara Kittleson, OT, RESNA Certified ATP and SMS. They cover the origins, components of, and importance of providing 24 Hour Postural Care Management for individuals with significant mobility impairments.
In Episode 3 of Positioning 365: Beyond Seating, Maryann Girardi, PT, DPT, ATP discusses all things Funding, specifically funding for standing technology with Nancy Perlich, COTA, ATPA and Funding Specialist at Altimate Medical. Nancy reflects on her 23+ years of experience in the complex rehab technology industry to illustrate what clinicians need to know to understand funding for standing technology (and other DME) and write an effective Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) for their patients.
This month, host Maryann Girardi, PT, DPT, ATP, and co-host Dane Gillespie chat with Doug Levine, Texas based Physical Therapist, founder of Growing Places Therapy, and clinical educator for Cure Duchenne to discuss Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The trio chats about DMD, the benefits of standing for Duchenne’s patients, therapy interventions, and Duchenne’s around the world. Tune in for a new point of view on positioning beyond seating presented by Altimate Medical.
In this episode, Maryann Girardi and Doug Levine sit down with Dr. Benjamin Shore, pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. This discussion covers Neuromuscular Hip Displacment and how it affects children with Cerebral Palsy. Maryann, Doug, and Dr. Shore dive deep into the diagnosis of this disease, its progression, surgical treatments and how standing can be used as early intervention to prolong surgical intervention or avoid it completley. Listen in for a new perspective beyond seating!