Development of a Novel Massage Therapy Outcome Measure for Children and Young Adults Receiving Hematopoietic Cell Transplant.

Background: Children receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) often experience an unfortunate sequalae of negative effects including pain, deconditioning, and anxiety. Massage therapy (MT) has demonstrated effective non-pharmacological management of fatigue, pain, and anxiety in patients undergoing cancer treatment. Existing studies have been limited by the lack of available MT-specific outcome measures to track responses to interventions.

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: Patient Demographics and Postoperative Physical Therapy.

Background: Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a surgical procedure that permanently alters lower extremity spasticity, common in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Intensive postoperative physical therapy (PT) is recommended following SDR. The first purpose of this study is to describe and compare patient demographics between children who received SDR and the population of children with CP at one institution.

Comparison of Gross Motor Outcomes Between Children With Cerebral Palsy From Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Counties.

Purpose: This study evaluated gross motor outcomes between children with cerebral palsy from non-Appalachian and Appalachian counties in the United States.

Methods: For this retrospective, matched-case controlled study, data were sourced from electronic medical record and compared between groups. Groups were matched by age and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level.

Daily Outpatient Physical Therapy for a Toddler With a Neurodegenerative Disease: A Case Report.

Purpose: This case report highlights the potential value of delivering a high-dose physical therapy (PT) intervention for a child with a neurodegenerative disease. We include developmental outcomes for a 23-month-old toddler with biallelic TBCD gene mutations following daily outpatient PT.

Summary Of Key Points: The child had clinical improvements in gross and fine motor, cognition, expressive and receptive language, socioemotional, and adaptive behavior function as determined through Goal Attainment Scaling, Gross Motor Function Measure, and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development following daily PT intervention.

Rapid Implementation of Telerehabilitation for Pediatric Patients During Covid-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a sudden limitation of in-person outpatient occupational and physical therapy services for most patients at a large, multisite pediatric hospital located in the Midwest, United States. To ensure patient and staff safety, the hospital rapidly shifted to deliver most of these services via telerehabilitation. The purposes of this study were to (1) describe the rapid implementation of telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) describe the demographic characteristics of patients who continued in-person services and those who received telerehabilitation, and (3) evaluate the therapists' perceptions of telerehabilitation for physical and occupational therapy.

Single-centre parental survey of paediatric rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood motor disability. The dose of usual care for rehabilitation therapies is unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe current dosage of rehabilitation services for children with CP recruited from a paediatric hospital system in the USA.

Feasibility and Acceptability of Clinical Pediatric Telerehabilitation Services.

Objective: Telerehabilitation has long been recognized as a promising means of providing pediatric services; however, significant barriers such as cost, payor reimbursement, and access prevented widespread use. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid adoption of telerehabilitation into clinical practice to provide access to care while maintaining social distancing. The purpose of this study is to present clinical data on the feasibility and acceptability of speech-language pathology, developmental occupational and physical therapies, and sports and orthopedic therapies telerehabilitation delivered in a pediatric hospital setting.

Job role and stress influence student movement during postpartum haemorrhage simulation: an exploratory study.

Introduction: Postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death. Healthcare simulations are an educational tool to prepare students for infrequent high-risk emergencies without risking patient safety. Efficiency of movement in the simulation environment is important to minimize the risk of medical error.

RADON CONCENTRATION IN THE AREA OF WASTE ROCK DUMPS, BROD, CR-CASE STUDY.

There are ~7000 mining waste storage facilities including waste rock dumps in the Czech Republic. One of the radiation protection present subjects is a health impact estimation of the huge mass of material in waste rock dumps left after uranium mining. In this document are presented selected results of waste rock dump long-term monitoring in the area of shaft No.