Speaker Type: Protect and Nurture: Developmental Care for Neonatal Neuroprotection in the NICU Lecture Pack 2024
Country: USA
Biography:
Karyn has been a pediatric physical therapist for over 30 years and has spent over 9 years working in a level III NICU. She is Sensory Integration and Praxis (SIPT) certified, has received the NOMAS certification in feeding, is a certified CranioSacral Therapist, is NDT certified in pediatrics, is a certified infant massage instructor, and received the Neonatal Touch and Massage Certification. Karyn has also earned the Developmental Care Specialist Designation from the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
She has published several articles including A Protocol for Swaddled Bathing in the NICU and Feeding in the NICU: a Perspective from a Craniosacral Therapist. She has been speaking nationally on a variety of topics regarding patient care in the NICU. Karyn presently divides her time between her a private practice, in Rochester, New York, consulting for Philips as a Preemie for a Day Instructor and teaching Craniosacral Therapy for the Upledger Institute. Karyn currently is an Upledger Instructor for CST1, SICS, CCPB1, CSIR and the 4 Immune related classes, as well as developed a class on Infants called CSISC.
The NICU is the only place in the hospital where we, as practitioners, are responsible for brain development. Every touch, every sensation, every type of stimulation that the baby receives is a part of its neural wiring. Craniosacral therapy is the perfect modality to assist infants in this environment due to its light touch. It is noninvasive, as the baby can be treated in the isolette or during daily care. By finding restrictions in the fascia of the infant that may occur from positioning, medical procedures, general care and feeding, and freeing these restrictions the infant has the potential to release the effects of stress naturally and relieve undue pressure on the brain and spinal cord helping to regulate the babies autonomic nervous system. We will use case studies to discuss how Craniosacral Therapy can benefit infants with misshapen heads, feeding concerns and more.
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