Combined Effects of Mirror Therapy and Exercises on the Upper Extremities in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

: This study investigated the combined effects of mirror therapy involving power and strength exercises of the upper extremities in children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy (USCP).: Thirty children were included in either an experimental group or a control group. All participants were evaluated with the Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST), Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), and a handheld dynamometer to measure isometric muscle strength.

The Effects of Functional Progressive Strength and Power Training in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a novel functional strength and power-training program on gait and gross motor function in participants with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Methods: This 12-week trial of functional strength and power training included 30 participants with cerebral palsy, randomly assigned to the experimental or comparison group. The primary outcomes, 1-minute walk test, muscle power, and the Gross Motor Function Measure, were assessed at baseline and 12 weeks after the intervention.

The effect of two different aerobic training modalities in a child with spinal muscular atrophy type II: a case report.

This study examined the effect of two different aerobic training modalities in a boy with spinal muscular atrophy type II. Motor functions were measured with Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale (HFMS) and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). Spirometry was utilized for assessing pulmonary functions and PedsQL 3.

The role of the family in early intervention of preterm infants with abnormal general movements.

Objective: To determine the effect of family-based intervention on motor function in preterm infants.

Methods: This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial between August 2015 and September 2016. Forty-two preterm infants were randomized and split equally between the family-based intervention group, composed of a physiotherapeutic and a familial component (8 males, 8 females; mean age 91+/-3.

Examination of touch-coordinate errors of adolescents with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy at an aiming-tapping task.

Background/objective: This study aimed to investigate performance (touch-coordinate errors, inter-touch interval) of touch screen technology in adolescents with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) and healthy peers.

Materials And Methods: This prospective case-control study included 31 adolescents. The participants consisted of 15 adolescents with CP in the USCP group and 16 age-matched healthy peers in the control group.

Agreement between parents and clinicians on the communication function levels and relationship of classification systems of children with cerebral palsy.

Background: Functional classification systems have generally been used by clinicians and recently by parents to classify various functions of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Objective: This study evaluated the agreement between clinicians and parents when classifying the communication function of children with CP using the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS). In addition, the relationships between the Gross Motor Function Classification System - Expanded and Revised (GMFCS-E&R), the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), and CFCS were investigated.

What do the relationships between functional classification systems of children with cerebral palsy tell us?

[Purpose] To examine the distribution of and relationship between the Gross Motor Function, Manual Ability, and Communication Function Classification Systems in different limbs of children with spastic cerebral palsy. We also investigated whether the four predicting variables of gender, age, manual ability, and gross motor classifications could significantly predict effective and non-effective communicator groups in communication function. [Subjects and Methods] This retrospective cross-sectional study included 327 children with a mean age of 10.