Ormesa DONDOLINO 1, Use And Maintenance Handbook

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WHAT DONDOLINO IS AND WHAT IT IS FOR
DONDOLINO IS A STANDING FRAME DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED TO HELP
CHILDREN FROM 1 TO 10 YEARS OLD TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN UPRIGHT
POSITION.
DONDOLINO HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED :
- for training and achieving an independent upright position
- to maintain a vertical position with a two-foot load, as an alternative to an independent position that
would otherwise be impossible
It is important to remember that:
- the upright position is the ideal antigravity posture for human beings. It represents the conquest of a
two-legged bearing that thus frees the upper limbs and hands from acting as support and protection
- what we mean by posture is the body’s constant relation with its environment, achieved by maintain-
ing a balance between the elastic forces of the protagonist and antagonist muscles, and between
the body’s inner forces and the forces exerted on it by the outside environment
- posture is maintained by integrating visual, vestibular and somatic-sensory proprioceptor information
DONDOLINO is an aid that allows this information to be integrated and facilitates this process
MORE SPECIFICALLY AN APPROPRIATE USE OF DONDOLINO CAN FACILITATE:
- gaining experience with a posture that can act as an alternative to the one that has been “forced” or
“partially forced” on the child by his pathology, as well as enabling proper placement of the joints so
that controlled and modulated variations can be introduced.
The aim of all this is to prevent from
deformity
- Training the antigravity musculature
-
controlling and straightening the head. Conditions that are facilitated by the reduced antigravity
involvement of the trunk: this is achieved thanks to the table which is considered as an adjustable
chest support (the table can be removed once adeguate control of the trunk has been attained)
- Experiencing visually guided manual activity. Thanks to this it is possible to integrate the visual
information drawn from the objects with the information coming from the child’s own body when it is
in the correct posture
- Therefore this involves the possibility of grasping, catching and exploring, initially on an
- overall level and then selectively, and handling through simple or complex constructive activities,
- using objects.
- This is also facilitated by the fact that the upper limbs have been relieved of their protective and
support functions
IN ADDITION, THE UPRIGHT POSTURE ALSO ENABLES THE FOLLOWING:
A – IMPROVED RESPIRATORY CAPACITY through increased ventilation and a decrease in
obstructive phenomena
B – IMPROVED PERISTALSIS
C – IMPROVED CIRCULATION
Above all it is important to emphasize that
DONDOLINO Is an AID THAT CAN ENHANCE THE
CHILD’S CAPACITY TO ADAPT TO HIS SURROUNDINGS, or in other words, to interact positively
with the world around him.
This will ultimately lead to MORE PERSONAL AUTONOMY, so that the child can establish good
relations with himself, with the others and with his physical environment: his skill at “getting in
touch with”.