Part 2 focuses on issues in outcome measurement and generalizing findings from one study to the next.
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Aquatic Exercise Programs for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy
Aquatic exercise programs can provide a fun and motivating form of physical activity.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as a ‘treatment’ for Cerebral Palsy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a technique that allows 100% oxygen to be delivered to the body’s tissues under increased atmospheric pressure. To achieve this, the patient enters a “pressure chamber” that makes it possible to increase the atmospheric pressure to “hyperbaric” levels, i.e., above the earth’s atmospheric pressure at sea level.
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How to recognize and refer children with hemiplegic (unilateral) cerebral palsy
‘Hemiplegia’, ‘hemiparesis’, or ‘unilateral’ CP affects the movement and muscle tone on one side of the body, although often the other side of the body may be affected to a lesser extent.2 It is the most common form of CP.
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Alternative And Complementary Therapies Casts, Splints, and Orthoses – Lower Extremity
Support for the research to conduct this review comes from a grant from The EconoEconomical Insurancemical Insurance Group
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The Use of Botulinum Toxin in Children with Muscle Stiffness: An Update
This Keeping Current is one of a series of reports that discuss the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for children and youth with brain injury.
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The Impact of Environmental Setting on the Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Research Findings and Clinical Implications
Gross motor function of children with CP is highly variable. Children who are able to walk vary in their speed, endurance, and need for assistive devices.
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Motor and Self-Care Abilities – Move & Play
There are 2 summaries in this series describing the results of the main goal of the Move & PLAY study: to determine which child, family, and service factors influence children’s motor, self-care, and play abilities.
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Family Life – Move & Play Study
This report focuses on what parents told us about their families at the 2nd session (a telephone interview). We asked about many different things, for example: family activities, the supports that families have in caring for their children, and the home environment.
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Recreation and Rehabilitation Services – Move & Play
This report focuses on what parents told us about the recreation and rehabilitation services their children received. We collected information about various aspects of these services at the 2nd session, using a parent questionnaire developed by the research team.
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