Description
The therapy used to help children and adults after stroke who have movement disorders (cerebral palsy) to improve their ability to move and develop their (lost) skills.
Alternative labels
bobath concept of neurological rehabilitation
Bobath technique
bobath-therapy
bobath technique
bobath approach
Bobath concept
bobath concept
Bobath approach
Bobath therapy
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Bobath therapy is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Optional knowledge
Bobath therapy is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Occupational therapist: Occupational therapists assist individuals or groups who have occupational limitations due to diseases, physical disorders, and temporary or permanent mental disabilities, in regaining their ability to perform daily activities. They provide treatment and rehabilitation to enable them to actively participate in society, to live their lives according to their wishes and to perform those activities that are meaningful to them.
Speech and language therapist: Speech and language therapists focus on the aetiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of communication and swallowing disorders in people of all ages in order to help them maintain, promote, improve, initiate, or recover the ability to communicate both verbally and nonverbally. They address the development of language, speech, vocal and hearing functions, and disorders and disabilities in the cranial, facial, and oral area.
References
- Bobath therapy – ESCO
