5. Moving Between Sitting and Standing
- Sue Raine Clinical Lead Physiotherapist3,
- Linzi Meadows Clinical Director4,
- Mary Lynch-Ellerington Fellow Senior Bobath Instructor5
Published Online: 2 NOV 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444314601.ch5
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Bobath Concept: Theory and Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation
Additional Information
How to Cite
Fletcher, L., Cornall, C. and Armstrong, S. (2009) Moving Between Sitting and Standing, in Bobath Concept: Theory and Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation (eds S. Raine, L. Meadows and M. Lynch-Ellerington), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444314601.ch5
Editor Information
- 3
Walkergate Park for Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry, UK
- 4
Manchester Neurotherapy Centre, Neurological Teaching Centre, UK
- 5
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 2 NOV 2009
- Published Print: 3 JUL 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405170413
Online ISBN: 9781444314601
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- moving between sitting and standing;
- Bobath Concept - independent sit to stand (STS) as essential goal for rehabilitation;
- STS transition - integral part of normal human movement, locomotion, and reach and grasp;
- ability to sit unsupported on backless seat - a prerequisite;
- foot placement - with forward transfer of centre of mass (COM);
- phases of sit to stand;
- isometric ‘rising forces’ exerted under buttocks in preparation for seat off;
- movements from standing to sitting;
- patient's movement experiences - positive, safe and therapeutic;
- effects of ageing
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Clinical considerations from the literature
Phases of sit to stand
Movements from standing to sitting
Effects of ageing
Sit to walk
Clinical aspects
Movement in functional contexts
Clinical example
References