Instructional Concurrent Session VII
Gamified therapy: Integration into Practice
Description:
In recent years, digital gamification of therapy has gained significant traction in rehabilitation. This is entirely consistent with the core definition of occupational therapy being “the only profession that helps people do the things they want and need to do through therapeutic use of daily activities” (AOTA) and physical therapy being “movement experts who improve quality of life [and restore function] through prescribed exercise” (APTA). We live in a digital age. Devices and systems have become available for rehabilitation which can enhance patient adherence, have strong flow experience and improve two-way tracking. This enables the therapist to see what the patient has been doing between sessions and allows the patient to demonstrate their engagement with their prescribed program. This session will explore these concepts and present the current research outlining the benefits to patients and clinicians in using gamified therapy in the clinic and at home to optimize outcomes. A review of the systems available and a demonstration of a new platform and device for upper limb training will be given.
Objective(s):
- Following the session, therapists will be able to discuss how gamification can help to create purposeful activity.
- Following the session, therapists will be able to discuss how gamification can link to engagement, flow experience and adherence.
Speaker(s):
Let's Play Ball: Being a Resource For Baseball Players, Parents and Coaches
Description:
Baseball remains one of the most popular sports for youth and adolescents in the United States and abroad. Upper extremity injuries have rapidly increased over the years as many athletes play on multiple teams and increasingly, year-round. The hand therapist can play a key role in their community with not only treating and returning athletes to play, but teaming with parents, coaches and training facilities to decrease injuries. This course will focus on common baseball injuries, sport-specific evaluation and treatment, return to throwing, pitching and hitting programs and community education programs for injury prevention.
Objective(s):
- 1) Describe the sport-specific the evaluation and treatment of upper extremity injuries in baseball.
- 1) Describe the sport-specific the evaluation and treatment of upper extremity injuries in baseball.
- 3) Discuss injury prevention programs to be presented in the hand therapist's community.
Rehabilitation of the Overhead Athlete
Description:
This dynamic talk will perform a task analysis of the role and mechanics of the overhead athlete in order to understand their occupation and identify areas of potential injury or risk for reinjury. The therapist will be taken through a comprehensive examination in order to assess the athlete for sufficient stability and mobility and help guide the therapist to look past treating the sight of pain; instead look globally at the athlete to assess the "why". We will then gear our focus on having a movement mindset in therapy, assessing movement efficiency to prevent future injury of the upper extremity. Multiplanar, multi joint exercises will then be provided to treat the entire athlete, not just the pathology and prepare the patient like they perform to restore normal function.
Objective(s):
- The learner will be able to understand how deficits in the lower extremities affect the upper body and conduct a comprehensive screen to evaluate the athlete’s stability and mobility for injury prevention and efficiency in performance.
- The learner will be able to confidently break down the functional role of the overhead athlete.
- The learner will be able to administer advanced therapeutic exercises mimicking the client’s occupation using multi-planar, multi-vector movements.
Speaker(s):
Returning the Gym Junkie to their Natural Habitat: Safe Gym Participation after Injury
Description:
This presentation will identify common gym exercises that contribute to the development or exacerbation of upper extremity pain prolonging return to the gym after injury. It will also examine the biomechanics of commonly performed gym exercises to identify poor performance techniques that contribute to increased pain or prolong return to the gym. It will also look at focal points to assess after more involved injuries. This review of kinematics of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist will help therapists provide practical and functional recommendations to individuals who identify therapy goals that include returning to weightlifting, cross-fit, and other gym exercise performance.
Objective(s):
- Learning Objective 1 : Participants will identify common exercises which can exacerbate pain in the upper extremity.
- Learning Objective 2: Participants will apply biomechanical principles to assess and guide patient return to fitness routines after an upper extremity injury.
- Learning Objective 3: Participants will identify upper extremity injuries common to fitness trends and programs.