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Development of a set of core outcome measures for ambulant children with cerebral palsy after lower limb orthopaedic surgery

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To develop consensus on a core set of standardized outcome measures to be applied to each domain of the previously developed core outcome set for lower limb orthopaedic surgery for ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This work consisted of the following three steps: (1) a scoping review of the literature to identify ...
Hajar Almoajil, Sally Hopewell, Helen Dawes, Francine Toye, Rakhshan Kamran, Tim Theologis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of randomised controlled trials assessing effectiveness of prosthetic and orthotic interventions.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundAssistive products are items which allow older people and people with disabilities to be able to live a healthy, productive and dignified life.
Aoife Healy, Sybil Farmer, Anand Pandyan, Nachiappan Chockalingam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Application of Three-Dimensional Printed Finger Splints for Post Hand Burn Patients: A Case Series Investigation [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018
The application of three-dimensional (3D) printing is growing explosively in the medical field, and is especially widespread in the clinical use of fabricating upper limb orthosis and prosthesis. Advantages of 3D-printed orthosis compared to conventional
Ho-Sung Nam, Cheong Hoon Seo, So-Young Joo, Dong Hyun Kim, Dong-Sik Park   +4 more
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A PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF ORTHOTIC DEVICE IMPLICATION ON THE LOWER LIMB IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Human Research in Rehabilitation, 2021
CP is the foremost cause of motor disability in children and affects two to five children in 1000 live births worldwide. It is been recognized as a global concern medically, socially, and economically due to the increasing financial burden to the ...
Akshay Kumar, Vinita
doaj   +1 more source

Exoskeleton‐assisted physiotherapy in school and outpatient contexts for minimally ambulant children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To assess the clinical feasibility of lower‐limb pediatric exoskeleton‐assisted (Trexo Plus) physiotherapy for minimally ambulatory children at an outpatient center and a primary school. Secondary aims were to assess associated functional and goal‐based outcomes before and after Trexo‐based physiotherapy.
Stefanie S. Bradley, Tom Chau, Anne Kawamura, F. Virginia Wright   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development of a Rehabilitation Orthotic Walker with a Real-time Visual Feedback System of the Gait Symmetry

Journal of Disability Research
Patients who suffer from a disability or face temporary walking difficulty due to accidents or medical conditions have to go through rehabilitation treatment, which requires them to use an orthotic walking assistive device such as a walker, cane, or ...
Abdulaziz S. Fakhouri, Faisal S. Fakhouri, Muhammad Farzik Ijaz, Taif Alqubaysi, Khawlah Almoqhem, Tajamul Hussain   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variability of motor imagery in children with cerebral palsy examined using the Hand Laterality Test

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Variability of motor imagery performance in children with cerebral palsy. Abstract Aim To examine motor imagery performance in children with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to typically developing children and develop a composite motor imagery score to differentiate between the two groups. Method In this cross‐sectional case–control study, 37 participants
Inbar Breuer Asher, Dafna Guttman, Pavel Goldstein, Tal Krasovsky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in multi-segment foot biomechanics with a heat-mouldable semi-custom foot orthotic device

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2011
Background Semi-custom foot orthoses (SCO) are thought to be a cost-effective alternative to custom-made devices. However, previous biomechanical research involving either custom or SCO has only focused on rearfoot biomechanics. The purpose of this study
Ferber Reed, Benson Brittany
doaj   +1 more source

Descrição atualizada da paralisia cerebral

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Resumo A paralisia cerebral (PC) é um termo descritivo amplamente utilizado para um espectro de deficiências motoras causadas por lesão ou malformação cerebral não progressiva ocorrida durante as fases iniciais do desenvolvimento. Avanços recentes nas áreas da genética, de pesquisa em inflamação e em neurofisiologia têm refinado a compreensão ...
Bernard Dan, Peter Rosenbaum, Lucinda Carr, Martin Gough, John Coughlan, Nonyelum Nweke   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Functional Classification System

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Functional Classification System (SMAFCS) is a new four‐level functional mobility classification for spinal muscular atrophy, derived from Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HFMSE) thresholds and Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) groupings.
Jason J. Howard, H. Kerr Graham, M. Wade Shrader, Mary Schroth, Manish Kumar, Sadettin Ciftci   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source