Jo-Anne Weltman: Cuevas MEDEK Exercises (CME) in neuromotor rehabilitation for Peadiatric Physiother

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Jo-Anne has worked as a paediatric physiotherapist in South Africa, America, New Zealand and Canada - in hospitals, early intervention, schools and private practice. Her clinical knowledge is multifaceted and she has life long love of hands-on learning. Her specialty is Cuevas MEDEK Exercises and she has kindly offered to share her insights and learnings with us.

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• What's so great about CME? 4:40

• What is CME actually? 5:30

• CME ontroversies and criticisms addressed 7:30

• The nuts & bolts - what does CME look like 11:14

• HEP, stretching / abnormal patterns, sensory input / posture / prevention of musculoskeletal deformities, intensity, length of treatments

• What type of children are appropriate for CME 17:58

• Orthotics and assistive devices in CME 19:57

• Research 21:57

• Training 23:46

• CME vs NDT 25:45

• CME equipment 27:02

• Prechtel's General Movement Assessment 28:14

• Questions 31:07

• Who is MEDEK appropriate for

• Addressing the core and walking in kids with spastic diplegia

• NDT and MEDEK compatibility

• CME Training opportunities

• Dr Penny Butler's Targeted Training and SATCo 34:28

• Mentoring and Joanne’s new online project 37:36

Resources

For updated information please see this post:

• SMILE Therapy For Kids

• People Mentioned

• Ramon Cuevas

• Dr Penny Butler

• Other Mentions

• Prechtel's General Movement Assessment

• SATCo

• Targeted Training

• Books

• Cuevas MEDEK Exercises by Ramon Cuevas

• Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think by Stanley I. Greenspan

• The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder (The Out-of-Sync Child Series) Revised Edition by Carol Kranowitz

• The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science Paperback – by Norman Doidge

• The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity Updated Edition by Norman Doidge

• Cortical Visual Impairment: An Approach to Assessment and Intervention by Christine Roman-Lantzy

• Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals by Catherine Maurice

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