Publications by authors named "R Araneda"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the early detection and intervention of unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) in infants to enhance long-term motor skills through a specific therapy called HABIT-ILE.
- Conducted as a randomized clinical trial in Brussels, Belgium, infants aged 6 to 18 months were paired by age and lesion type and assigned to either a treatment group receiving intensive therapy or a control group maintaining usual activities.
- The effectiveness of the therapy was assessed through various motor function metrics, with the primary measurement being the use of the more affected hand, alongside additional evaluations like the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure and Gross Motor Function Measure scores.
Background: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a major cause of motor and cognitive disability in children due to injury to the developing brain. Early intensive sensorimotor rehabilitation has been shown to change brain structure and reduce CP symptoms severity. We combined environmental enrichment (EE) and treadmill training (TT) to observe the effects of a one-week program of sensorimotor stimulation (EETT) in animals exposed to a CP model and explored possible mechanisms involved in the functional recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this systematic review was to assess the effects of plyometric-jump training (PJT) on the physical fitness of youth with cerebral palsy (CP) compared with controls (i.e., standard therapy).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Research using animal models suggests that intensive motor skill training in infants under 2 years old with cerebral palsy (CP) may significantly reduce, or even prevent, maladaptive neuroplastic changes following brain injury. However, the effects of such interventions to tentatively prevent secondary neurological damages have never been assessed in infants with CP. This study aims to determine the effect of the baby Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (baby HABIT-ILE) in infants with unilateral CP, compared with a control intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF