Cerebral palsy: an overview

K Vitrikas, H Dalton, D Breish - American family physician, 2020 - aafp.org
Cerebral palsy, which occurs in two to three out of 1,000 live births, has multiple etiologies
resulting in brain injury that affects movement, posture, and balance. The movement …

Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities: A systematic review

I Novak, I Honan - Australian occupational therapy journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Paediatric occupational therapy seeks to improve children's engagement and
participation in life roles. A wide variety of intervention approaches exist. Our aim was to …

Diversity of practices in telerehabilitation for children with disabilities and effective intervention characteristics: results from a systematic review

C Camden, G Pratte, F Fallon, M Couture… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To describe the characteristics and effectiveness of pediatric telerehabilitation
interventions offered to children 0–12 years old or to their families. Methods: A systematic …

Exercise interventions for cerebral palsy

JM Ryan, EE Cassidy, SG Noorduyn… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder resulting from an injury
to the developing brain. It is the most common form of childhood disability with prevalence …

Effectiveness of virtual reality in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Y Chen, HCD Fanchiang, A Howard - Physical therapy, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Researchers recently investigated the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in
helping children with cerebral palsy (CP) to improve motor function. A systematic review of …

Rehabilitation and neuroplasticity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

LB Reid, SE Rose, RN Boyd - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
Cerebral palsy is a childhood-onset, lifelong neurological disorder that primarily impairs
motor function. Unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), which impairs use of one hand and perturbs …

Telerehabilitation for children and youth with developmental disabilities and their families: a systematic review

T Ogourtsova, Z Boychuck, M O'Donnell… - … therapy in pediatrics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim To determine the level of evidence for the effectiveness of telerehabilitation against
comparison interventions in improving child-and parent-related outcomes in children and …

What is the threshold dose of upper limb training for children with cerebral palsy to improve function? A systematic review

M Jackman, N Lannin, C Galea… - Australian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Neuroplasticity is harnessed through high‐intensity or high‐dose training. Given
the costs and time burden for families of children with cerebral palsy (CP), it is important to …

Effectiveness of virtual reality in children and young adults with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial

JV Fandim, BT Saragiotto, GJM Porfírio… - Brazilian journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the main causes of disability in childhood. Virtual
reality (VR) has been used as a treatment option in this population, however its effectiveness …

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for children and youth ages 5–21 years

SM Cahill, S Beisbier - The American Journal of Occupational …, 2020 - research.aota.org
Importance: Demand is increasing for activity-and occupation-based interventions to
address occupational performance and support maximal participation of children and youth …