Recent research was published in Brain Sciences about body representation in children with cerebral palsy. The researchers explored Body Semantics, Body Structural Representation and Body Schema 33 children with cerebral palsy compared to 103 typically developing children. What is Body Representation? In this study the researchers defined body representation as three parts: Body Schema – […]
Children with cerebral palsy may experience delays in emotional development as well as physical development. Recent research took a closer look at emotional knowledge in children with cerebral palsy. The researchers wanted to determine if differences were present in emotion knowledge between children with cerebral and their typically developing peers, and examine its associations with […]
During physical play time, children tend to move through various positions and during sedentary play time children tend to maintain the same position for a longer period of time. For example, when playing hide and go seek children move in all different ways such as sitting, crawling, squatting, walking or running. In contrast, when completing […]
What would your guess be? How many hours do you think it takes for a child with cerebral palsy to improve their functional skills? Researchers recently took a closer look at the high intensity dosing needed for upper limb training. How the Study Was Completed In order to quantify which rehabilitation training approaches and doses results in […]
Often, pediatric Occupational or Physical Therapists work with children who have cerebral palsy and adaptive seating. A recent study on children with cerebral palsy, wheelchair positioning and the short term effects was published. The researchers evaluated the multidimensional effects of adaptive seating interventions for young children with non-ambulatory cerebral palsy. Methodology of the Study The […]
Do you work with children who have unilateral cerebral palsy? If so, you are familiar with constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT). A recent study was published in the Journal of Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics that quantified the changes in joint movement control and motor planning of the […]
Recent research examined the importance of postural control for reaching in children with cerebral palsy. The authors wanted to determine why children with cerebral palsy exhibit small displacements during forward reaching in standing: is it because it is difficult to stabilize the lower limbs or is it because they can not control the movement of […]
Therapeutic activities for children with unilateral cerebral palsy are often suggested to help improve hand motor function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. A recent study indicated that there are benefits to child-to-child interaction when it comes to hand motor function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. What did the study investigate? This study was […]
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published a longitudinal study on 290 children with cerebral palsy aged 18 months to 5 years of age. The study examined the relationship of self-care in preschool children with cerebral palsy and manual ability. Methodology of the Study on Self-Care in Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy Each participant was evaluated […]
Gait and Posture recently published research on dual tasks and walking in children with cerebral palsy compared to typically developing peers. Methodology of the Study on Dual Tasks and Walking The participants included 18 children with cerebral palsy and 19 typically developing controls. Both groups had an average age of 12 years old. Participants were […]