Here is the latest digital magazine issue with articles on cerebral palsy, OT month and activity ideas. If you can not view it below visit YourTherapySource.com/magazine for a pdf copy. Open publication – Free publishing – More cerebral palsy
A recent study assessed the ambulation activity of 62 children with cerebral palsy (ages 7-13). The children had spastic cerebral palsy with GMFCS levels I-III. Ambulation activity was measured for one week. The following results were recorded: children took more steps during week days than on weekends higher GMFCS, age and bilateral CP were associated […]
Research will be published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine on the use of repetitive passive knee movements for the management of spastic hypertonia in children with cerebral palsy. This study applied continuous passive motion (CPM) to the knees of 16 children with cerebral palsy. Continuous passive motion was used for 20 minutes at velocities […]
Health Psychology will be publishing research on drawings that children with cerebral palsy created of themselves walking. Fifty two children (ages 5-18) were asked to draw a picture of themselves walking. The drawings were then analyzed to see if there was any association between drawing size/ content with clinical walking tests and children’s self perception […]
Clinical Rehabilitation will be publishing research that compared the gait of two groups of adults with cerebral palsy following auditory stimulation or neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT). Thirteen individuals received gait training with NDT and 15 individuals received gait training with rhythmic auditory stimulation. The training sessions with 3 times per week for 3 weeks. […]
Here is the latest issue of our digital magazine for pediatric occupational and physical therapy. You can read articles on goals for 2012, cerebral palsy, sensory processing and print lots of freebies. Check it out below. If you can not view the document below go to YourTherapySource.com and you can download a pdf copy. Open […]
Child: Care, Health and Development published a research study that took a close look at how ambulatory adolescents with cerebral palsy use their time. They compared 41 Australian adolescents with cerebral palsy to 82 typically developing peers. They had each adolescent complete a validated interview of recall of information over four days. The results indicated […]
Did you know that you can download a parent questionnaire to fill out for the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)? CanChild offers the questionnaire in three age groups – 2-4 years, 4-6 years, 6-12 years and 12-18 years. It is also available in 6 languages – English, Arabic, Farsi, French, Portuguese and Thai. You […]
The Move and PLAY study was conducted from 2006-2009 in order to understand determinants of motor abilities, self-care, and play of young children with cerebral palsy. Over a one year period 430 children were followed. There are three research summaries currently available on the Can Child website – Conceptual Model of the Move and PLAY […]
I am highly interested in the Wii and its use in rehabilitation. In a high priced market of therapy products the Wii comes in at a dirt cheap price. There are many university students who are working on “hacking” in the Wii remotes to be able to adapt them for different activities and motion analysis. […]