WINTER 2017
Get Moving, Be Awesome! – Physical Therapy & Fitness for Adolescents & Adults with Down Syndrome
What You Need to Know
Overview & Speaker:
Physical therapy is a very important service for people with Down syndrome. While most of our children have great experiences with physical therapy when they are little, it is often phased out as the school years begin. Because of their unique physiology, learning styles, and medical issues, physical therapists are uniquely qualified to provide strategic movement-based evaluations, assess the needs of adolescents and adults with Down syndrome, and provide targeted physical therapy programs and physical therapy-based fitness programs that optimally serve our unique patient population. This workshop provides parents, caregivers, self-advocates, fitness professionals, and physical therapists information on how to develop and implement physical therapy-based programs for our teenagers and adults starting immediately!
Dr. Sarah Mann, PT, DPT, MBA, NSCA-CPT Mann Method Physical Therapy and Fitness, PLLC, Arvada, CO |
Sarah Mann is a Doctor of Physical Therapy in Denver, Colorado. She completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder and her Master’s degree in International Business at the University of Denver. Dr. Mann completed her physical therapy training at the Sie Center for Down Syndrome with Physical Therapist Pat Winders. She worked with the multi-disciplinary team at the Sie Center from 2013 to 2015 developing the Adolescent and Young Adult Sports Medicine program and now works in private practice at Mann Method PT and Fitness, working with adults with Down syndrome.
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Previous Webinars:
Fall 2017: Promoting Skills to Survive & Thrive in the Teen & Adult Years
Summer 2017: Multimodal Approach to Teaching Children with Down syndrome Speech and Language Skills
Spring 2017: Potty Time! A Journey to Successful Toilet Training