Courses and Certifications - PediaSuit

Courses and Certifications

Our specifically designed Intensive Course is a hands-on workshop that targets the education of therapists on the various aspects related to PediaSuit™ therapy. The course is divided into two levels: Basic and Advanced. At the end of the course, you will become a Certified PediaSuit™ Therapist.

CEU Certified Suit Course


5-day intensive training program totaling to 40 hours and 48 CEUs.
American PTs only.

Program:

  • PediaSuit™ – Theory and Practice
  • Pediatric Intensive Therapy
  • Ability Exercise Unit
  • Pulley System
  • Physiology of Exercise
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Assessments

A continuing education unit (CEU) is a measure used in continuing education programs to assist professionals to maintain their license in their profession. The CEU Certified Suit Course grants 48 units.

CEU Certified Suit Course

PediaSuit Protocol™ - Basic


32 hours / 4 days
10 hours of theory - 22 hours of hands-on training

Program:

Day 1

  • History of PediaSuit™
  • Introduction
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Precautions
  • Benefits
  • Basic PediaSuit™ donning
  • Practice

Day 2
Ability Exercise Unit

  • Principles
  • Benefits
  • Indications & Contraindications
  • Precautions
  • Rules
  • Components (internal kit)
  • PediaSuit Protocol™ - Practice

Day 3
1. Pulley system

  • Principles
  • Benefits
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Precautions
  • Types of suspensions

2. Physiology

  • Exercise physiology
  • Effects of inactivity
  • Important considerations

3. Practice

Day 4

  • Pediatric Intensive Therapy
  • Evaluation
  • Considerations
  • Non-progressive chronic childhood encephalopathy , syndromes, autism
  • Practice
  • Cases discussion
  • Conclusion
PediaSuit Protocol™ - Basic

PediaSuit Protocol™ - Advanced


16 hours / 2 days
6 hours of theory - 10 hours of practice
Prerequisite: Pediasuit Protocol Basic Certification

Program:

  • Motor control - Theories of motor control
  • Clinical practice in PediaSuit Intensive Therapy
  • Sensory integration
  • Nutrition and its consequences
  • Dystrophy and Neurodystrophy
  • Spider exercices
  • Literature

Revision - Elastic placement / Pulley system / Ability Exercise Unit / Practice

PediaSuit Protocol™ - Advanced
 

Registration


For more information and registration guidelines, please call us at 1-954-907-6783. Places are limited; if you are interested secure your seat by making a reservation online.

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