Application Brainstorm
- How can a child practice standing and weight shifting while in the family's kitchen/food preparation area?
- What are the benefit of including typically developing peers within a treatment session?
- What effects do therapeutic garments have on facilitating strengthening and stability in the pediatric population?
- Can you name two triggers that may affect an asthmatic child's ability to breathe.
- What racial and economic groups demonstrate the highest rate of childhood asthma?
- What are the components of an asthma management plan?
- What is the purpose of the peak flow meter?
- Is it better to have a high reading or a low reading on the peak flow meter?
- What is the difference between preventive medication and rescue medication?
- What are two accommodations that children with asthma may make in order to participate in an exercise routine/activity?
- What are three common signs or symptoms of an asthma attack?
- What is the appropriate action to take if a child begins to have an asthma attack while exercising?
- What weather-related factors and season seem to correlate with the severity of asthma symptoms?
- How do exercise methods to improve muscle performance vary between early childhood and adolescents?
- What is an example of applying the SAID principle to a therapeutic exercise intervention in the pediatric population?
References
Campbell SK, Vander Linden DW, Palisano RJ: 2006. Physical therapy for children, 3rd Ed. Saunders, Philadelphia
Centers for Disease and Control, 2016. Trends in Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality in the United States, 2001–2010. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_03/sr03_035.pdf#x2013;2010 [PDF - 910 KB]
Holcomb, W. R., Baechle, T. R., & Earle, R. W. (2000). Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
O'Shea, R. K. (2009). Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant.1st Ed. Saunders Elsevier, IL.