{"id":30853,"date":"2021-03-30T10:46:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T02:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=30853"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:53:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T07:53:51","slug":"what-is-posture-management-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2021\/03\/what-is-posture-management-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Posture Management for Children? When Should Intervention Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s common to see growing children with physical disabilities have orthopedic asymmetries. It\u2019s estimated that 20% of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) will have scoliosis (<\/span>Lubicky & Betz, 2011<\/span><\/i>). It\u2019s also reported that progressive hip subluxation occurs in up to 50% of children with spastic CP. Other common complications, such as contractures, pelvic obliquity, and windswept distortion, are also common in children with physical disabilities. If we don’t take action to prevent them from happening, these complications will result in the inability to move effectively, stabilize posture, and change position (<\/span>Fulford & Brown, 1976; Pope, 2007<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

So what can we do? Research has demonstrated the importance of providing early seating intervention<\/a><\/span> and its positive influence on function <\/span>(Harris & Roxborough, 2005; Stavness, 2006<\/span><\/i>). Posture management (PM) recognizes that postural stability is essential for effective functional performance, which includes positioning using special seating, nighttime support, standing supports, individual therapy sessions, and active exercise (Seating and Wheeled Mobility, 2018).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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