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By: Froza Mercado
Audience: Rehab Department Coordinator
Improve muscle control
Improve core strength & stability
Improve motor skills
Improve coordination
Improve hand function
“Therapy you wear”
A garment system that provides neuromotor,
muscular, and sensory training
Helps to control muscles
Promotes joint alignment
Wearable under casual clothes
Helps with patients with various neuromotor
dysfunctions, deformities, and movement
disorders (i.e. cerebral palsy)
Cost: $182.00
Found at:
http://www.especialneeds.com/t
heratogs.html
Also available in children & adult
sizes
Improves hand function
Custom-made for the patient by the therapist
2 Types of Splints:
1. Static Splint
- Protect weakened muscles from overstretching
- Provide support for the hand
- Prevent or correct a deformity
2. Dynamic Splint
- Allows more mobility
- Correct or prevent a deformity, especially patients
with excess muscle tone
-Provide stability and support
- Assist in regaining functional hand use
Cost: Starting at $50.00
(depends on price of customized splint)
Order forms at: http://www.benik.com/peds/wrist/
Custom made. Therapist must customize and order
product.
Promotes core stability strengthening
Promotes ability to weight bear on hands and feet
Promotes ability to cross mid-line while sitting
Promotes coordination
Promotes the use of “Righting Reflex”
Size: Large
Cost: $149.00
Found at:http://funandfunction.com/tai-chi-balance-boardlarge.html
Provides sensory integration therapy
Promotes motor planning and gross motor
skills development
Promotes core stability strengthening
Promotes use of “Righting Reflex”
Weight bearing on hands
Useful for babies as well as older children
Can be used as a sensory ball pit
Cost: $299.99
Found at:
http://funandfunction.com/airlitetm-platform-swing.html
Promotes hand-over-hand movement
Promotes hand-eye-coordination
Promotes upper body work
Promotes ability to cross mid-line
Enhances motor skills
Promotes Imagination
Cost: $249.99
Found at:
http://funandfunction.com/bric
k-me.html
HandTutor software provides rehabilitation at a patient
customized level with real time accurate feedback on the
patient’s performance.
Provides exercises in the form of challenging games
Exercises are monitored and improvements are reported
The system provides detailed exercise instructions and precise
feedback
Ensures better performance of functional tasks
Ideal for patients suffering from:
Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Head Injuries, etc.
Cost: $1,800
Found at: http://www.meditouch.co.il/en/HandTutor
BalanceTutor, ArmTutor,LegTutor, & Tele-Rehabilitation are also
available throught MediTouch
TheraTongs (15 patients): $2,730
+ Benik Hand Splints (30 patients): $1,500
+ Tai-Chi Balance Board (1): $149
+ Air-Lite Raft Platform Swing (1): $299.99
+ Brick Me Set: Building Blocks (1): $249.99
+ HandTutor (1): $1,800
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~ $6,728.98
The equipment and software presented are all helpful
tools to improve muscle control, core strength and
stability, motor skills, coordination, and hand function.
The equipment can be implement in the rehab gym and
at home. Parents can also provide a stimulating learning
environment for their children on an everyday basis.
These tools could greatly enhance the lives of many
children and provide them with the ability to play and
perform everyday functions.
Better equipment and cutting edge technology,
because our children deserve the best.
http://www.benik.com/peds/wrist/
http://cindysoccupationaltherapy.wikifoundry.com/page/Splinting
http://www.especialneeds.com/theratogs.html
http://funandfunction.com/brick-me.html
http://funandfunction.com/air-litetm-platform-swing.html
http://funandfunction.com/tai-chi-balance-board-large.html
http://www.meditouch.co.il/en/HandTutor