Aquatic Compared With Land-Based Exercises on Gross Motor Function of Children/Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Aim: This study aimed to compare gross motor function between aquatic- and land-based exercises in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: The authors conducted an electronic search of nine databases from their inception to 21 November 2024 (PROSPERO registration: CRD42020194121). Inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials involving aquatic-based exercises for children and adolescents with CP, assessing gross motor function using standardized scales or tests.

Telehealth of Infants at Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Physical Therapists' and Caregiver's Perceptions and Costs.

Aim: We aimed to describe telehealth used to detect infants at risk of neurodevelopmental delay and assess the assessors' and caregivers' perceptions and costs.

Methods: This was an observational study in which five physical therapists applied the General Movement Assessment, the neurological exam based on the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination, and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale telehealth in 65 infants at risk of neurologic delay during the COVID-19 pandemic. The perceptions of assessors and caregivers were assessed using a questionnaire.

Association between environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life: Cross-sectional exploratory study.

Background: Child development can be influenced by family and environmental factors, which changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it is important to explore how these factors are associated with the functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate associations between family factors, home opportunities, caregiver perception of environmental support and barriers at home and environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and gross motor skills and home participation in infants with biological risk in the first year of life.

The psychometric properties and feasibility of the Alberta infant motor scale used in telehealth: A scoping review.

Background: Telehealth can be a viable option for improving equitable access to early motor assessment for financially vulnerable individuals.

Aim: This review aimed to identify the psychometric properties of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) when applied via telehealth and assess its feasibility.

Methods: Papers were systematically retrieved from electronic databases until October 4, 2023.

The effects of multisensory stimulation on the length of hospital stay and weight gain in hospitalized preterm infants: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background: Multisensory interventions, such as auditory-tactile-visual-vestibular intervention (ATVV), tactile-kinesthesic stimulation (TKS), and the kangaroo mother care (KMC), have been commonly applied in hospitalized preterm infants.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of the ATVV, the TKS, and the KMC combined to standard care compared to standard care in the length of hospital stay and weight gain of hospitalized preterm infants.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, SciELO Citation Index, CINAHL, Cochrane, and LILACS databases were searched from the inception to May 06, 2022 without language restrictions.

Telemonitoring of motor skills using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale for at-risk infants in the first year of life.

Introduction: Remote assessment creates opportunities for monitoring child development at home. Determining the possible barriers to and facilitators of the quality of telemonitoring motor skills allows for safe and effective practices. We aimed to: (1) determine the quality, barriers and facilitators of Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) home videos made by mothers; (2) verify interrater reliability; (3) determine the association between contextual factors and the quality of assessments.

Telehealth Program for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Pre-post Feasibility Experimental Study.

To verify the effects of a telerehabilitation program for infants at high risk for Cerebral Palsy (CP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Longitudinal study. Infants were aged 3-18 months corrected age, at risk of developmental delay.

Tele-care intervention performed by parents involving specific task- environment- participation (STEP protocol) for infants at risk for developmental delay: protocol of randomized controlled clinical trial.

Background: With the implementation of social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many at-risk infants are without therapy. An alternative mode of therapy in this situation is tele-care, a therapy in which assessments and interventions are carried out online, in the home environment. We describe a tele-care protocol involving parent delivered task and context specific movement training, participation and environmental adaptation for infants at risk for developmental delay.

Physical therapy with hippotherapy compared to physical therapy alone in children with cerebral palsy: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To compare the effects of physical therapy with hippotherapy versus physical therapy alone on the gross motor function of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: Electronic searches were conducted in January 2021. We included controlled trials of the gross motor function of children and adolescents with CP, aged 2 to 18 years.

Home-based early stimulation program targeting visual and motor functions for preterm infants with delayed tracking: Feasibility of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Aims: To verify the feasibility of a home-based early stimulation program targeting visual and motor functions in preterm infants with delayed visual tracking.

Method: We applied a randomized controlled trial. We included thirty low-risk preterm infants, from both genders, with delayed visual tracking, gestational between 28-37 weeks, and age at entrance between 1-2 months of corrected age, and absence of visual impairments.

Sex and age influence on postural sway during sit-to-stand movement in children and adolescents: Cross-sectional study.

We investigated the influence of sex and age in postural sway during sit-to-stand (STS) in children and adolescents of 5-15 years. We evaluated sway during STS in 86 typical participants. STS was divided into three phases: preparation, rising, and stabilization.

Asymmetry in children with unilateral cerebral palsy during sit-to-stand movement: Cross-sectional, repeated-measures and comparative study.

Background: We aimed to compare motor strategies adopted by children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy and typically developing children during the performance of sit-to-stand.

Methods: Eleven children with unilateral cerebral palsy and 20 typically developing children were evaluated. Kinematic and kinetic analysis of the sit-to-stand movement was performed.

Immediate effect of kinesio taping on knee extensor torque of children with Cerebral Palsy: Three case reports.

Background: Kinesiotaping (KT) has been commonly used in clinical setting. However, beneficial KT effects have not been proved yet.

Objective: We aimed to verify the effects of KT in knee extensor torque in children with CP.

Effects of Kinesio taping in activity and sit-to-stand movement in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: placebo-controlled, repeated-measure design.

Although it has been commonly used in rehabilitation sets, there is a lack of studies verifying the effects of Kinesio taping to improve functionality in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). This information would promote evidence-based practice. To verify the effects of Kinesio taping in the performance of sit-to-stand movement in children with unilateral CP.

Pilates improves lower limbs strength and postural control during quite standing in a child with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: A case report study.

Objective: To verify the effect of Pilates exercises in a child with cerebral palsy (CP) with mild functional impairment.

Methods: We evaluated average peak torque of ankle and knee extensors/flexors using a Biodex System, using concentric active-assisted test. We also evaluated amplitude of anterior-posterior and of medial-lateral displacement of the CoP and area of oscillation during quite standing with a BERTEC platform.

Physical and functional evaluation in Marden-Walker syndrome: case report--review of literature.

Objective: To review literature concerning Marden-Walker syndrome (MWS) and describe physical-functional characteristics of a child with a suspected diagnosis of MWS.

Methods: Physical examination, laboratory and clinical tests were collected in a two-year-old boy. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSITD-III) was applied to evaluate motor-cognitive development.

Functionality level and its relation to postural control during sitting-to-stand movement in children with cerebral palsy.

In this study we studied functional performance and functional balance in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. The relationship between these components and postural control during sit-to-stand movement (STS) was also investigated. Ten children with CP (GMFCS I and II) and 27 TD children, ages 5-12 years, were included in the study.

Functional strength training in child with cerebral palsy GMFCS IV: case report.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a functional strength training.

Case Report: A nine-year-old child with Cerebral Palsy (CP) classified as level IV according to Gross Motor Function Classification System participated in the study. Assessments were at baseline, five weeks and 10 weeks post-intervention.

Sit-to-stand movement in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: relationship with knee extensor torque and social participation.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sit-to-stand (STS) movement, knee extensor torque and social participation in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Seven spastic hemiplegic CP patients (8.0 ± 2.

Assessment of postural control in children with cerebral palsy: a review.

This paper aimed to review studies that assessed postural control (PC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and describe the methods used to investigate postural control in this population. It also intended to describe the performance of children with CP in postural control. An extensive database search was performed using the keywords: postural control, cerebral palsy, children, balance and functionality.

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in children with cerebral palsy.

Purpose: We intended to describe how concepts from recent models of disability have been studied for evaluation of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their clinical implications.

Method: We revised studies that focused on the components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in children with CP.

Results: Researchers have reported that children with CP exhibit impairments in various body functions/structures, limitations in functional activities performance and experience poorer participation outcomes than their typical peers.

Sit-to-stand movement in children with cerebral palsy: a critical review.

Sit-to-stand (STS) movement is widely performed in daily life and an important pre requisite for acquisition of functional abilities. However, STS is a biomechanical demanding task which requires high levels of neuromuscular coordination, muscle strength and postural control. As children with cerebral palsy (CP) exhibit a series of impairments in body structures and functions, STS movement performance could be impaired in this population.