Applications and Outcomes
The Clinician’s Toolbox
- TheraTogs Do What Therapy Does – if the clinician can manually correct postural or biomechanical issues for a client without force, then TheraTogs can be configured to do the same – with gentle, prolonged stretch and supple support. TheraTogs are science-based therapy delivered under-the-clothes comfort.
- Wearable Therapy Improves Compliance – the client can wear his/her prescribed positioning, postural alignment, and functional support for hours without breaking the daily routine for at-home manipulation sessions or out-of-the-classroom breaks.
- Repetitions Change the Body – the body adapts to the history of use – literally changing muscle and bone to the patterns of posture, gait, and function over time. The wearer gains thousands of daily repetitions while in corrected alignment!
- Improved Foundation Enables Faster Progress – client, caregiver, and clinician can move rehab progress faster and farther when the foundations of postural and functional alignment are are taken to the next level.
- Adults benefit too- although TheraTogs are primarily known for their successes in pediatric rehab, these same outstanding benefits apply to adult wearers and their attending clinicians.
Common TheraTogs Applications/Indications
Trunk & PostureLower ExtremityUpper ExtremityInfant MilestonesAutism/SPD
| For this indication… | Select one of these systems… | |||
| Flexible spinal kyphosis | ||||
| Lumbar lordosis | ||||
| Hypotonia | ||||
| Flexible torso, pelvic, or hip joint malalignments | Dragonfly TLSO | |||
| Deformity-promoting scapular postures | ||||
| Shoulder pain due to mal-alignment |
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| Positioning for osseous LE deformity prevention (torsion abnormalities) in infants and young children | ||||
| Post-operative Intrathecal Baclofen pump stabilization | ||||
| For this indication… | Select one of these systems… | |
| Scissoring gait – mild to moderate | ||
| In-toeing, out-toeing, or windblown gait | ||
| Mal-alignment of hip joint | ||
| Flexible foot pronation or supination | ||
| Flexible genu varum or genu valgum | ||
| Knee hyperextension | ||
| For this indication… | Select one of these systems… | |
| Mal-alignment of scapulae, shoulder girdle, or humerous | ||
| ROM deficits in scapulae, shoulder girdle, or humerous | ||
| Shoulder pain or post-fracture discomfort | ||
| Post-surgical weakness or discomfort | ||
| Positioning for osseous UE deformity prevention (torsion deficits) in infants and young children | ||
| Elbow flexion or extension deviations | ||
| Forearm pronation or supination deviations | ||
| Functional thumb or wrist deviations | ||
| For these specific Clinical Objectives… | Select these systems… | |
Flexion and hip lateral rotation deficit | ||
| Excessive or diminished hip abduction with lateral rotation control | + Limb Kit | |
| Excessive or diminished hip extension with hip abduction and lateral rotation (6 to 24 months) | + Limb Kit | |
| Excessive or diminished hip extension with hip abduction and lateral rotation (birth to 6 months) |
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| Iliopsoas muscle weakness | + Limb Kit | |
| Lumbar extension with hip flexion, abduction, and lateral rotation | + Limb Kit | |
| Abdominal muscle weakness | ||
| Spinal extension deficit (birth to 24 months) |
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| Spinal extension assist with abdominal strapping (6 to 24 months) | + Limb Kit | |
| Spinal extension deficit |
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| Unstable scapula with upper trunk extension deficit (6 to 24 months) | + Limb Kit | |
Enhanced Outcomes
TheraTogs can improve outcomes by enabling rehab clinicians to:
- Address bone and joint development issues in infants and young children – countering the potential long-term pathomechanics that await.
- Improve the client’s body awareness and postural stability – building a foundation for future progress.
- Use neural plasticity and neuromotor relearning to your clinical advantage. Modify both resting and functional joint alignment so that daily activities reinforce corrected alignment.
- Improve the client’s stability and motor performance during therapy sessions – so you can focus on other outcomes.
- Increase compliance with wearable therapy to improve outcomes for both wearer and caregiver.
- Multiply the effects of therapy sessions with thousands of corrected repetitions during the wearer’s regular daily activities.
Specific outcomes to target include:
Trunk & TorsoShoulder & ArmsPelvis & HipLeg, Knee & Foot
- Reduce Excessive Lateral or Medial Leg Rotation
- Facilitate Knee Extension
- Reduce Knee Hyperextension
- Facilitate Knee Flexion
- Address Ligament Laxity Issues (Genu Varum or Genu Valgum)
- Enhance Lateral Rotation in Infants
- Reduce Shoulder Protraction
- Reduce Positional (Flexible) Forearm Pronation
- Reduce Shoulder Subluxation
- Reduce Pelvic Rotation
- Reduce Excessive Anterior Pelvic Tilt
- Facilitate Increased Lumbar Lordosis and Hip Flexion
- Apply Vertical Compression for Ataxia
- Reduce Hip Adductor Dominance
- Facilitate Hip Abduction and Stability
- Reduce Scissor Gait
- Facilitate Hip Rotation – Lateral or Medial
- Facilitate Hip Extension
- Reduce Excessive Lateral or Medial Leg Rotation
- Facilitate Knee Extension
- Reduce Knee Hyperextension
- Facilitate Knee Flexion
- Address Ligament Laxity Issues (Genu Varum or Genu Valgum)