RT Book, Section
A1 O'Sullivan, Susan B.
A1 Bezkor, Edward W.
A2 O’Sullivan, Susan B.
A2 Schmitz, Thomas J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1186958993
T1 Interventions to Improve Sitting and Sitting Balance Skills
T2 Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803646124
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186958993
RD 2024/04/19
AB This  chapter  focuses  on  sitting  control  and  interventions  that  can  be  used  to  improve  sitting  and  sitting  balance  skills.  Careful  examination  of  the  patient's  overall  status  in  terms  of  impairments  and  activity  limitations  that  limit  sitting  control  is  necessary.  This  includes  examination  of  musculoskeletal  alignment,  range  of  motion  (ROM),  and  muscle  performance  (strength,  power,  and  endurance).  Examination  of  motor  function  (motor  control  and  motor  learning)  focuses  on  determining  weightbearing  status,  postural  control,  and  neuromuscular  synergies  required  for  static  and  dynamic  control.  It  also  examines  use  of  sensory  (somatosensory,  visual,  and  vestibular)  cues  for  sitting  balance  control  and  central  nervous  system  (CNS)  sensory  integration  mechanisms.  Finally,  the  patient  must  be  able  to  safely  perform  functional  movements  (activities  of  daily  living  [ADL])  in  sitting  and  in  varying  environments  (clinic,  home,  work  [job/school/play],  and  community).