Play 60 Funding

There are currently funding opportunities (up to $4000) for Fuel Up to Play 60.  They are accepting application from schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60.  If you are not enrolled you can join online.  The money can be used to promote healthy eating and physical activity.  You can read more about the opportunity […]

Creating Accessible Gardens Webinar

New York State Department of Health is sponsoring a webinar on March 22nd entitled: Strategies for Creating Accessible Gardens.  It is at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time.  If you work with individuals with disabilities this looks like a nice free opportunity to check out for the Spring.  It would make a great project for older students […]

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Repetitive Passive Movement and CP

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 […]

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Walking Drawings

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 […]

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Auditory Stimulation versus NDT Effects on Gait

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.     […]