Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Infant Motor Activity Log in infants with upper extremity functional asymmetry: how often and how well?

Background/aim: Functional asymmetry in the upper extremities may occur in infants with neuromotor problems due to neurodevelopmental or musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Infant Motor Activity Log (IMAL-T), which assesses the frequency (how often) and quality (how well) of the affected arm usage during activities in infants with functional asymmetry in the upper extremities.

Materials And Methods: The IMAL-T was administered face-to-face to the parents of 102 infants [60 infants at high risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP) and 42 infants with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI)], aged 6-24 months, with functional asymmetry in the upper extremities.

Effectiveness of upper extremity BoNT-A Treatment followed by rehabilitation approaches on activity and participation in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of interventions applied in addition to Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNT-A) application to the upper extremities on activity and participation in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP).

Materials And Methods: A systematic review was performed using the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Methodology. The PubMed, PEDro, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched.

Early pain findings in infants with brachial plexus birth injury: Relationship with function and comorbidities, and cut-off point for fractures.

Background: Infants with birth brachial plexus injury (BPBI) may have various comorbidities such as fractures, torticollis, plagiocephaly, central nervous system disorders. In infants with BPBI, it is important to identify fractures, which are common among comorbidities, objectively assess pain, and investigate factors that may be associated with pain.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the pain level, comorbidities, and motor function in infants with BPBI and to examine the relationship between these parameters.

Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM): Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity of Turkish Version.

We investigated the psychometric properties of a Turkish version of the Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM-T). Our participants were 367 children (212 children with disabilities and 155 children without disabilities; = 40.76 months, = 20.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Gross Motor Function Measurement (GMFM-88&66) in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Background: The gross motor function measurement is considered as the gold standard for the motor assessment of children with cerebral palsy. The aim was to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation and investigate psychometric properties.

Methods: A total of 150 children with cerebral palsy aged 2-16 (mean 8.

Effect of pain on activity and participation in individuals with unilateral lower-extremity amputation based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health.

Background: Amputation is a major life-changing event and is regarded as one of the loading causes of permanent disability. However, amputation often causes changes in painful and nonpainful sensory experiences. Pain after amputation has been shown to increase functional limitations caused by limb loss and lower quality of life.

Asymmetric involvement of hands: Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Bimanual Fine Motor Function 2.0 classification in children with cerebral palsy.

Background: Manual functions affect more than a half of children with Cerebral palsy (CP). Asymmetric involvement of hands may also affect unilateral and bilateral activities of daily life. The Bimanual Fine Motor Function version 2.

Evaluation of daily and social participation of children with Cerebral Palsy across different age groups with a focus on the 'F'-words: Function, family, fitness, fun, friends and future.

Background: The impact of disability differs across cultures. This study aimed to determine the predictors of participation in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Turkey, based on the six F-words.

Methods: Cross-sectional study exploring participation profiles of 450 children with CP, aged between 2 and 18 years.

Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC-56 and 20): Turkish adaptation, reliability, and validity study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish versions of the Measure of Processes of Care, MPOC-56 and MPOC-20, in children with disability aged 5-17 years.

Methods: A total of 290 parents of children with disability due to various disorders were evaluated with the MPOC-56 and MPOC-20. Internal consistency was determined with Cronbach`s alpha, and test-retest reliability with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Structured Home Program on Activity, Participation and Goal Achievement in Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Triple-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

A home program is implemented as an evidence-based mode of delivering services for physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Telerehabilitation is a method applied in physiotherapy modalities for children. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of usual care plus a Telerehabilitation-Based Structured Home Program on preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to usual care.

Lower extremity proprioception and its association with activity and participation in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess lower extremity proprioception and investigate its relationship to activity and participation levels in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP).

Methods: A total of 22 children with USCP between the ages of 5 and 16 years participated in this study. Lower extremity proprioception was evaluated with a protocol that consisted of verbal and location identification, unilateral and contralateral limb matching, and static and dynamic balance tests performed with the impaired and less impaired lower extremities under eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions.

Cut-off values of internal rotation in the glenohumeral joint for functional tasks in children with brachial plexus birth injury.

The aim of this study was to determine the cut-off values of the range of internal rotation motion in the isolated glenohumeral joint that is required for functional tasks in children with an upper root injury of the brachial plexus. Internal rotation motion was measured using a universal goniometer in 97 participants. The Mallet Hand to Spine and Mallet Hand to Belly tasks were assessed as functional tasks that require internal rotation of the shoulder.

The effects of functional electrical stimulation cycling on gait parameters in diplegic cerebral palsy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of functional electrical stimulation cycling (FES-C) training in addition to conventional physical therapy on gait, muscle strength, gross motor function, and energy expenditure in ambulatory children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Materials And Methods: Twenty children with diplegic cerebral palsy were randomly assigned to FES-C group ( = 10) or control group ( = 10). Subjects trained 3 days/week for 8 weeks.

Postural Control Alterations in Children with Mild Forms of Spastic Cerebral Palsy.

Purpose: To determine the postural control responses' differences between children with mild spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP) and children who are typically developing (TD).

Patients And Methods: Children with spastic CP, Level I-II (n=20, mean age=9.42±4.

Psychometric properties of the Viking Speech Scale-Turkish version for children with cerebral palsy aged 4-18 years based on live and video-based observation.

Background: Speech is the most common method of communication. Video-based clinical communication evaluation is a requirement for children with speech-language impairments living in rural areas, and those who have limited mobility.

Aims: To determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Viking Speech Scale (VSS-T) via live and video-based observation for children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 4-18 years.

The effects of postural control and upper extremity functional capacity on functional Independence in preschool-age children with spastic cerebral palsy: a path model.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of postural control and upper extremity functional capacity on functional independence and identify whether quality of upper extremity skills mediates the effects of postural control on functional independence in preschool-age children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: 106 children with CP -mean age 43.4 ± 11.

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the KIDSCREEN-27 for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy.

Our aims in this study were to examine the construct/concurrent validity and internal/test-re-test reliabilities of both the self-report and parent-report questionnaires of a Turkish version of the KIDSCREEN-27 for adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). We used a convenience sample of 135 children and adolescents with CP aged 8-18 years (65 males, 70 females; age = 12.39, = 3.

The effects of fatigue, gross motor function, and gender on participation in life situations of school-aged children with cerebral palsy: A parental perspective.

Objective: To investigate the effects of fatigue, gross motor function, and gender on participation in life situations of school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) from a parental perspective.

Methods: The study included 209 children with CP aged between 5 and 13 years (mean age, 8.06 ± 2.

Clinical evaluation of muscle functions in neurofibromatosis type 1.

Aim: Muscle weakness, fatigue and speech problems can occur in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The pathogenesis of these symptoms is unclear, likely multifactorial. We examined motor function in limb and speech muscles in NF1 patients.

"How Well" and "How Often" questions for birth brachial plexus injury: a validity and reliability of the pediatric upper extremity motor activity log-revised.

Purpose: The pediatric upper extremity motor activity log-revised (PMAL-R) is a structured interview that measures use of the affected arm in daily life in children with unilateral pathologies like hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP) or birth brachial plexus injury (BBPI). This study investigated validity and test-retest reliability of the PMAL-R in children with BBPI.

Materials And Methods: The PMAL-R was administered to parents of 132 children with BBPI between 5 and 9 years for validity, also 98 parents were re-interviewed after 3 weeks to establish test-retest reliability.

Relationship among four functional classification systems and parent interpredicted intelligence level in children with different clinical types of cerebral palsy.

Objective: To investigate the relationships between four functional classification systems in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and parent-interpredicted intelligence level, and the functional status in clinical types of CP.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty-five children with CP ages between 2 and 18 (mean age 6.5 ± 4.

Dual-task training effect on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: Preliminary results of a self-controlled study.

Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) may have difficulties under dual-task conditions. Spatiotemporal gait parameters have deteriorated with concurrent tasks in children with CP. However, how dual-task training affects gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic CP has not been clarified.

How does treadmill training contribute to botulinum toxin application plus routine physical therapy in ambulatory children with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy? A randomized controlled trial.

Background: In spite of treadmill training and multilevel botulinum toxin (BoNT-A) injection being the two most commonly used treatment methods in pediatric rehabilitation management, there was no study investigating the effect of treadmill training after BoNT-A injection in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of treadmill training in addition to routine physical therapy after BoNT-A injection in ambulatory children with spastic bilateral CP on lower extremity muscle strength, selective motor control, and mobility.

Methods: A total of 30 spastic bilateral children with CP classified level II-III by the Gross Motor Function Classification System were randomly assigned the study and control groups.

Comparing the effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual training in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy mainstreamed in regular school: A randomized controlled study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) and bimanual training (BIT) based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, Children and Youth (ICF-CY) conceptual framework.

Research Method: A total of 32 children (mean age 10.43 years [SD 2.