Pediatric Rehabilitation

Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth)

Symposium

(604766) Early Powered Mobility in Non-Ambulatory Toddlers: The Physician and Therapist Interface

Presenter(s)

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  Jessica Presperin Pedersen, OTD, MBA, OT, ATP/SMS, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow

  Assistant Professor Research OT
  Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
  Chicago, Illinois
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  Deborah Gaebler, MD

  Professor, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
  Rehabilitation Insitute of Chicago
• LK

  Lisa Kenyon, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS

  Associate Professor
  Grand Valley State University
  Grand Rapids, Michigan

Non-presenting author(s)

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  Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS

  Program and Clinic Coordinator
  St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
  Tampa, Florida

Pediatric therapists and a physiatrist from Chicago, Michigan, and Florida will discuss the benefits of early power mobility. An overview of exploratory, operational, and functional learners will be discussed. Nilsson and Durkin's Assessment of Leaning Powered mobility use (ALP), the Drive to LearnTM program, the Power Mobility Training Tool (PMTT), the Pediatric Powered Mobility Program (PMP), and the Wheelchair Skills Checklist (WSC) will be reviewed, discussing how each can be incorporated into a therapy program. Various power wheelchairs, ride-on cars, and other power mobility devices will be introduced with discussion focusing on the pros and cons of each.

Learning Objectives:

• Will identify three types of power mobility learners
• Will state how the PMTT can be incorporate to identify parameters for training in the use of a power mobility system
• Will state 3 of 8 progressive phases of learning the use of a joystick based on the ALP
• Will identify at least three approaches to pediatric mobility training identified in research studies