Hi! My name is Ginny Paleg and I am a pediatric physical therapist in Maryland. My specialty is getting children with severe gross motor dysfunction (GMFCS Level IV and V) to take steps in gait trainers. To get to this goal, I use passive standing, body weight supported gait therapy over a treadmill, and am investigating passive/assisted cycling and vibration platforms. My “dissertation” (final project for my DScPT) was a systematic review on passive standing and a webinar presenting what I found. I sorted the articles by level of evidence, clinical outcomes, diagnosis, type of stander, and length of standing time.
I hope the flow charts can help folks decide how long to stand, which type of standing device to use, typical complications of standing, as well as appropriate measurable attainable clinical goals of standing. I included research studies on standing combined with oscillation, vibration, electrical stimulation and exercise programs.
Check out my Supported Standing webinar and other supporting materials, such as the Synthesized Literature Review on Standing Therapy (PDF) on the EasyStand website. I hope you find this information useful. I would appreciate feedback, questions and/or comments!
Goto www.easystand.com/ginny to see the Free Webinar on Standing Therapy!
