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Entry for November 20, 2008 - Modified Constraint Induced Therapy and CP

Developmental Neurorehabilitation reports on a study of 10 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.  The children wore mitt on the unaffected hand for 2 hours per day for 8 weeks and received targeted therapy during that time.   This modified schedule was acceptable to participants.  Improvements were noted in performance of daily activities.  This feasibility study was done to determine that further randomized trials are indicated for modified constraint induced therapy.    


Reference:  Margaret Wallen ;  Jenny Ziviani;  Rob Herbert;  Ruth Evans ; Iona Novak  (2008) Modified constraint-induced therapy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A feasibility study  Developmental Neurorehabilitation, Volume 11, Issue 2 2008 , pages 124 - 133


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2008-11-21 01:36:14 GMT