In this video occupational therapist Shannon Wylie demonstrates and talks about exercises for using a wedge cushion. The wedge cushion is inflatable, dynamic cushion that activates intrinsic trunk muscles to support the spine. The wedge shape encourages proper posture and alignment while sitting at a desk or table.
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Automatically generated transcript below (please excuse typos and grammatical errors):
in this presentation I'm going to make a few suggestions and show some activities of how you could use a variety of products be sure to consult with an occupational physical or speech therapist and the manor that you're using these if you're unsure to make sure that the very safe for both you your caregivers and your child and using them appropriately also be sure that there's not a point of overuse of the product this is a wedge so similar to the seated disc it has a bumpy surface and a flat surface but it is in the shape of a wedge so it's important for kids to have their feet loaded or have their weight shifted to the floor in order to improve attention if your feet are off the floor and dangly kids are gonna be more Wiggly may have dips more difficulty focusing so this kind of puts your hips at an angle encourages a upright posture and kind of points shifts your weight towards your feet if you have kids that may need a separate positioning need if they're pushing forward or sliding forward and their seat you can also turn it around this way to keep but something more elevated under their feet but this kind of dumps their hips back to a different angle so that they they're not sliding forward so those are two ways that you can.
