How do you use a Therapressure brush?

How do you use a Therapressure brush?

The complete protocol usually takes 2-3 minutes to administer. The first step involves using a soft, plastic, sensory brush or Therapressure Brush which is run over the child’s skin, using very firm pressure; it is like a deep pressure massage. Brushing starts at the arms and works down to the feet.

How does the Wilbarger brushing protocol work?

What Are The Wilbarger Brushing Protocol Instructions? The technique is a deep-pressure input applied to the skin, firmly – so it does not scratch, itch or tickle. By rubbing the brush across the skin, the pressure input targets touch receptors and helps a child organize his/her central nervous system.

What is Therapressure protocol?

The Wilbarger Therapressure Protocol is a very specific somatosensory intervention that uses deep, deep touch pressure and joint proprioception at 90 minute to 2-hourly intervals (in waking hours), in combination with a sensory diet to encourage the sensory system to address the underlying sensory defensiveness.

How is the therapressure brush used in occupational therapy?

The Therapressure Brush is the sensory brush designed by Patricia Wilbarger, the occupational therapist who developed the Wilbarger protocol, also known as “brushing therapy”. Sensory brushes are designed to deliver a deep pressure massage to help improve sensory defensiveness.

How is a sensory brush used in therapy?

A sensory brush, or therapy brush, is used as part of the Wilbarger brushing protocol, something that an occupational therapist, trained in sensory integration techniques, may prescribe as part of a home sensory program for your child.

Who is the inventor of the brushing technique?

The Wilbarger Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique (DPPT) & Oral Tactile Technique (OTT), which in the past was referred to as the Wilbarger Brushing Protocol, refers to the specific sensory modulation techniques developed by Patricia Wilbarger, MEd, OTR, FAOTA.

How is Wilbarger therapressure used to treat sensory defensiveness?

Wilbarger Therapressure Protocol. An effective treatment of sensory defensiveness, which Annie has been trained in, and taught by Wilbarger. This protocol is often known as ‘brushing’ technique.

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