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NEW Virtual On-Demand course
​The Pervasive Impact of Breath on Function:

What to Know; What to Do
Patricia Oetter, MA, OT, FAOTA
Eileen W. Richter, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA

Description
Breath has not always been a focus in pediatric treatment. New information is shedding light on how respiration impacts many aspects of development. It is therefore necessary for us to take a more in-depth and active approach to breathing function in our clients with regulatory, sensory processing and/or sensory motor dysfunction.
 
Current study of breathing restrictions, be they structural, functional or the result of trauma or allergies, is identifying associations with regulatory disorders such as sleep apnea, sleep patterns, ADD, and ADHD; as well as motor skills such as feeding, posture and other skills. Observation of respiratory patterns leads to a better understanding of development and sensory motor outcomes. When breathing function is unrestricted air expands the rib cage 3-dimentionally. Identifying where breath is restricted (belly, diaphragm, upper chest, neck, mouth, nose) provides clues to function and is a foundational focus for treatment. Rate, depth, rhythm and gradation are required for attention, self-regulation, endurance, postural control, eating, voicing for speech, and many other development achievements.
 
This workshop will emphasize the process of respiratory development, from in utero on, as it relates to typical and atypical sensory processing, and sensory motor processing and development. We will discuss how this applies to assessment and treatment of pediatric clients with varied diagnoses. Using lectures, slides, videos, we will explore assessment and treatment options to address various dysfunctional respiratory patterns.
 
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1)  Discuss the way breath impacts regulation, sleep, feeding and eating, postural control, communication and cognition.
2)  Identify the markers of respiratory dysfunction in breathing patterns.
​3)  Describe treatment strategies for at least 3 to 4 dysfunctional respiratory patterns.  

Agenda
0.5 Hr.       The Role of Respiration in Development
                   Fetal Development to Function
1.0 Hr.         Respiratory Mechanisms –
                   Neuro-anatomical/Structural/Functional Processes
0.75 Hr.      Assessment and Treatment – Observation, Principles, Considerations
0.75 Hr.      Treatment – Demonstration, Cases, Strategies
 
Level Intermediate
 
Audience OT, PT, SLP, interested others

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