Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of the Infant Motor Profile in Infants in Primary Health Care.

Aim: To explore intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP). The IMP is a video-based method assessing movement quality (movement variation, adaptability, symmetry and fluency) and motor skills in infants aged 3 to 18 months.

Method: The IMP assessment was performed on 50 infants aged 3 to 12 months recruited in connection with health control in primary health care, mean gestational age at birth 39.

Change in basic motor abilities, quality of movement and everyday activities following intensive, goal-directed, activity-focused physiotherapy in a group setting for children with cerebral palsy.

Background: The effects of intensive training for children with cerebral palsy (CP) remain uncertain. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact on motor function, quality of movements and everyday activities of three hours of goal-directed activity-focused physiotherapy in a group setting, five days a week for a period of three weeks.

Methods: A repeated measures design was applied with three baseline and two follow up assessments; immediately and three weeks after intervention.