KNITFORALIFETIME.THEBODYMECHANICSOF
KNITTING
PRESENTEDBYDEANCARROLLOTR/L
TheHistoryofOccupaDonalTherapy
• Founded1917inCliKonSprings,NY,IntheVAHospitalaKerWorldWarI
• StartedoutoftheArtsMovement• BasketWeavingandWeavingCarpets
THEFOUNDATION
WHATPARTSOFOURBODYAREINVOLVEDWITHKNITTING?
• BRAIN(INITIATIONANDCOMPREHENSION)• EYES(DISCRIMINATION,DIFFERENTIATION)• TRUNK(NECK,BACK,ANDABDOMEN)• LEGS(HIPS,KNEESANDFEET)• ARMS(SHOULDERS,ELBOWSANDWRISTS)• HANDS(THUMB,PALMANDFINGERS)• SENSATION(TOUCH,SMELL,HEARING)
BIOMECHANICALVSNEUROLOGICAL
• BONES/JOINTS• MUSCLES• TENDONS• LIGAMENTS• NERVES
• CENTRALNERVOUSSYSTEM
• VOLITION• COMPREHENSION• PERIPHERALNERVOUSSYSTEM
• SENSORY
COMMONREASONSLIMITINGKNITTINGBIOMECHANICALvsNEUROLOGICAL
• PHYSICAL• ARTHRITIS• FRACTURES• REPETITIVESTRAININJURY(RSI)
• BACKANDNECKINJURIES
• SHOULDERINJURIES
• MENTAL/SENSORY• DEMENTIA/STROKE• NEUROPATHIES• IMPAIREDVISION
HOWDOYOUSIT?
NATURAL UNNATURAL
MINDTHECURVES
THESPINEISTHEFOUNDATIONOFYOURBODY.THEREARETWONATURALCURVES.PROPERSPINEHEALTHISESSENTIALTOSITTINGANDSTANDINGBALANCE.FREQUENTSIGNIFICANTPOSTURALADJUSTMENTSAREESSENTIALFORSPINEHEALTH.
THEGOODSPINE
THEINJUREDSPINE
Dowager’sHump-CanOccurwithOsteoporosis-ProgressiveShorteningoftheChestMuscles-Deteriora:onoftheVertabrae/Fractures.-WeaknessoftheCervicalandThoracicMusclesthatSupporttheSpine
IntervenDonsforTheBackandNeck
Exercises• Planks• TheTwist• HipHopHooray• ChinTucks
Stretches• Handsinlowbackarchback
andchest• CatandCamelStretches• Head/NeckRotaDon• Head/NeckFlexion• Head/NeckExtension• Head/NeckTilts
THEPELVIS(“Supports”spinehealth)
PELVICTILT
IntervenDonsforthePelvis
• Squats• PelvisDlts• KiegleExercises• Abdominalcrunches• Squats
THESHOULDER
• THEFOUNDATIONOFYOURARM
• “SUPPORTS”SPINEHEALTH• MULTIDIRECTIONALJOINT• 29DIFFERENTSTRUCTURES
MAKEUPTHEJOINT• IFANYONEOFTHE
STRUCTURESISDAMAGEDTHEENTIRESHOULDERISLIMITED
CommonImpairmentsoftheShoulder
BIOMECHANICAL• ARTHRITIS• FRACTURES• MUSCLECONTRACTURES
(ESPECIALLYOFTHECHEST)• MUSCLEWEAKNESS
NEUROLOGICAL• NERVEIMPINGEMENT
(SHOULDER)• NERVEIMPINGEMENT
(NECK)• STROKE
INTERVENTIONSOFTHESHOULDER
EXERCISES• SDck’emUp• Knock’emOut• FlyAway• BowlingforDollars• Pendulum
STRETCHING• Handsbehindyourhead• Handsbehindyourback• LookAway
THEELBOW
TheElbow
InformaIon IntervenIons• BidirecDonalJoint• HardEndRange• Mostcommonissues
BursiIsArthriIsFracturesNerveimpingement(CubitalTunnelSyndrome)
• BendandExtendElbowFrequentlyaKerExtendedPostureAcquisiDon
• RestArmsonSoKCleanSurfaces
• AvoidDirectPressureontheElbowforExtendedPeriodsofTime
THEHANDANDFOREARM
THEHANDThemusclethatcontrolthehandgenerallyarenotinthehand.Theyoriginateintheforearm.Thereareseveralsmallancillarymusclesinthehandthatassistwithfinemotorcontrol.Yourhandsarethemosthighlyinnervatedsensoryareasonyourbody(nexttosexorgans).
ImpairmentsoftheHands1.ArthriDs2.Nerveimpingement3.Neuropathy4.Tendonandligamentinjuries5.Fractures
StructuresandTissuesinthebodyhavedifferentlevelsofhardness.
1. Bone/CarDlage2. ConnecDveTissuesTendonLigamentFasciaBlood/Lymph3.Muscle4.Epithelial(Skin)5.Nerve
CarpelTunnelSyndromeRepeIIveStrainInjury(RSI)• COLDTEMPERATURES• REPETITIVEMOTION• SUSTAINEDPOSTURE• PRESSURE• VIBRATION
EXERCISESOpenandCloseTheFanSerialOpposiDonTheQueen’sWaveTableTop,Claw,andStraightPalmUp,PalmDown
IntervenIonsForHandsandWrists
STRETCHESPrayerReversePrayerLookAway
EnvironmentalIssues
• LIGHTING• PRESSURE
• TEMPERATURE
• SITTINGSURFACES
THEABC’sOFKNITTING
• AMBIANCE
• BASEOFSUPPORT
• CHANGEPOSITIONS
• DECOMPRESS
• ENJOYALIFETIMEOFKNITTING