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By: Froza Mercado
Audience: Rehab Department Coordinator
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Improve muscle control
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Improve core strength & stability
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Improve motor skills
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Improve coordination
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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