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Visual Stimuli and Standing Posture in Children with Cerebral Palsy

BMC Neurology published research on visual stimuli and standing posture in 36 children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP) and 27 typically developing (TD) children. Standing independently requires the visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems. Using three dimensional motion analysis with surface electromyography to describe body position, body movement, and muscle activity during three standing tasks, the researchers examined standing […]

August 29, 2016/by yourtherapysource

cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Inspirational OT Starts Imprint Hope Foundation

About two weeks ago, I read an article about an occupational therapist who is starting up a foundation to help children with disabilities in Uganda. Her story is so inspiring. I contacted her and asked her a few questions about Imprint Hope. There is a link to donate to Imprint Hope at the bottom of […]

August 8, 2016/by yourtherapysource

activities of daily living., cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Bladder and Bowel Control in Children with Cerebral Palsy

The Journal of Pediatric Urology published research on interviews regarding 346 children with bilateral cerebral palsy (BCP) to describe the age of bladder and bowel control, intellectual impairment and severity of motor disability. The results indicated the following: median age for daytime bladder and bowel continence in BCP children was 5.4 years compared with 2.4 […]

August 1, 2016/by yourtherapysource

cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

CO-OP for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) is defined by Polatajko and Mandich as a “a client-centered, performance based, problem solving approach that enables skill acquisition through a process of strategy use and guided discovery”. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published a small single case study series on 18 children between the ages of […]

June 19, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

pediatric physical therapy, school based therapy, sensory processing disorder, autism, cerebral palsy, fine motor skills, pediatric occupational therapy

June 2016 Issue of the Your Therapy Source Magazine

The June issue of the Your Therapy Source digital magazine is now available for free as usual. This month’s issue includes articles on yoga and self regulation, in class sensory strategies, video prompting for ADLs, developmental progression of playground skills and more! Happy reading!

June 7, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, postural control

Hip Dislocation and Postural Management in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Recent research examined the effect of postural management treatment on hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy. The treatment group consisted of 30 children with cerebral palsy who received neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) two times per week and a 5 hour daily use of a molded seat postural program. The control group (21 children with cerebral palsy) […]

May 11, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

#pediPT, cerebral palsy, pediatric physical therapy

Endurance, Walking Capacity and Participation in Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research comparing 17 adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy to their typically developing peers to examine the relationship between muscle endurance and subjectively reported fatigue, walking capacity, and participation. For each participant, knee extensor muscle endurance was estimated from individual load–endurance curves as the load corresponding to a 15-repetition maximum. The […]

May 4, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

cerebral palsy, handwriting, pediatric occupational therapy

Handwriting and Cerebral Palsy

The Journal of Physical Science published research on 96 elementary school children with cerebral palsy to identify factors influencing handwriting articulation based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) and to recommend effective evaluation and intervention strategies. The participants were: 54 males, 42 females, average age of 11.16 years old, 54 with […]

April 21, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

pediatric physical therapy, cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy

Sitting Postural Control, Focused Attention and Cerebral Palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on whether focused attention changed as sitting postural control improved in 19 children with mild to moderate cerebral palsy (mean age 21.47 months). Each participant was evaluated for focused attention and sitting scores pre and post intervention. The intervention consisted of physical therapy sessions (perceptual motor training, home program and […]

April 12, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

autism, cerebral palsy, fine motor skills, handwriting, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, school based therapy, sensory processing disorder

Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs

The April 2016 issue of the Your Therapy Source Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapists is now available. Read articles on pre-handwriting skills, postural control, self regulation, toe walking, activity ideas and more! Check it out below or download the free magazine at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/magazine.html

April 5, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

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