Rehabmart is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 8017. This Distance Learning - Independent activity is offered at .15 CEUs, introductory level, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Course Overview

This course discusses sensory, biomechanical, kinesiological, and neuromotor aspects of both normal and compromised development of trunk alignment and control. The presenter describes the influence of postural alignment and control on movement acquisition and skills and on limb muscle contracture prevention and management in children with cerebral palsy.  Clinical evidence and suggestions for improving postural alignment and control using orthoses and strapping systems will also be reviewed.

The online class is intended for medical professionals (e.g. OT/OTA, PT/PTA, Physicians, etc.) directly related to the rehabilitation of a patient or client. To participate in this course the participant must be a licensed, treating clinician. Completion of this course will reward the participant with .15 CEU or 1.5 contact hours, following completion of the presentation and a ≥80% score on the quiz.




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About this course

  • 1.5 Contact Hours / .15 CEUs
  • Online Self-Study Course
  • Speaker Video and Slide Content

Learning Outcomes

  • List two fundamental kinesiology ingredients for postural control and motor development.

  • Identify the typical planar sequence of achievement of balance and movement skills.

  • Identify the contribution of antigravity righting reactions to postural control acquisition and maintenance.

  • Recognize the relationship between body sway detection, postural control, and effective limb use.

  • List 3 sciences that operate in the prolonged use of TheraTogs orthotic systems.

  • Recall the primary goal of using TheraTogs in neuromotor training.

Instructor(s)

Beverly Cusick

PT, MS, NDT, COF/BOC

Billi Cusick, PT, MS, NDT, COF/BOC, received her BS in PT from Bouve College at Northeastern University (Boston) in 1972, and her MS in Clinical and College Teaching for Allied Health Professionals from the University of Kentucky in Lexington (1988). She is an Associate Professor for the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions – Pediatrics Program – Provo, Utah (2006-present) and is NDT basic- and baby-trained. Beginning in 1976, Ms. Cusick worked for nine years on staff at Children’s Rehabilitation Center (now the Kluge Center) in Charlottesville, VA. She then taught pediatrics-related courses for three years as a member of the PT Education faculty of the College of Health-Related Professions at MUSC in Charleston, SC. In Charleston, she also initiated and directed PT services for the Division of Developmental Disabilities at the Medical University of South Carolina. In 1988, she earned an MS in Clinical and College Teaching for Allied Health Professionals at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she also consulted for Cardinal Hill Hospital’s Head Trauma and Pediatrics teams. She then served for four years, offering assistance and consultation to the PT Department of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Since 1993, Billi has been consulting and practicing privately in or near Telluride, Colorado. There, she maintains a private practice, devoting most of her professional effort to generating literature and educational materials, to teaching, and to developing therapeutic products, including her invention, TheraTogs systems. Billi co-founded TheraTogs, Inc. in 2006, and served as the president of the company until 2020. She now holds an emeritus role as Chief Science Officer for TheraTogs, Inc. which designs and manufactures customizable physical rehabilitation systems that are worn under the client’s clothing to address neuromotor, orthopedic, and postural conditions in children and adults.

Accommodations & Disclosures

  • Accommodations

    Please provide extra accommodation requests via email to [email protected] explaining what you require to participate in the course(s) of your choosing. We will do our best to accommodate you.

  • Disclosures

    Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is provided by Rehabmart, LLC. Content Disclosure: The instructor is the founder of TheraTogs. There are no non-financial disclosures pertaining to this course.