Somatosensory discrimination impairment in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy as measured by the sense_assess© kids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda McLean ◽  
Susan Taylor ◽  
Jane Valentine ◽  
Leeanne Carey ◽  
Ashleigh Thornton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Object release under varying task constraints in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M Gordon ◽  
Sarah R Lewis ◽  
Ann-Christin Eliasson ◽  
Susan V Duff
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Task Constraints ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

DESIGN APPROACH TO REHABILITATION: DEVELOPING THERAPY ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN WITH HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
G.Y.A. Shanya I. Perera ◽  
W.M.N. Dilshani Ranasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Children With Disability ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Therapy plays an important role in rehabilitation of children suffering from physical disabilities. Disability conditions like Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy require vigorous therapy measures, which could be unappealing to children. Using therapy assistive products for rehabilitation can make therapy activities engaging and appealing to children and yield effective outcomes. However, there is limited availability of context based therapy assistive products, which are engaging, and appealing to children suffering from Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy. This study explores how design methodology can be used to develop therapy assistive products for rehabilitation of children with disability. The study is based on developing a set of therapy assistive products to improve the hand-skills of children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy. Developing therapy assistive products require comprehensive understanding of therapeutic aspects, design aspects and careful integration of the two disciplines. Hence, practicing multidisciplinary and participatory design approaches in the design process is imperative. Usability of therapy assistive products are highly impactive in nature, and therefore an iterative process of prototyping, testing, receiving constructive feedback and developing the products based on feedback should be adopted to achieve feasible and  functional outcomes.

scholarly journals Changes in Muscle Mass after Botulinum Toxin Injection in Children with Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Toxins ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Dongwoo Lee ◽  
Jaewon Kim ◽  
Ja-Young Oh ◽  
Mi-Hyang Han ◽  
Da-Ye Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Lean Body Mass ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Injection ◽  
Dual Energy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

We aimed to evaluate muscle mass changes after injection of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP). Children aged between 2 and 12 years who were diagnosed with hemiplegic CP with spastic equinus foot were prospectively recruited and administered BoNT in the affected leg. Lean body mass (LBM) of both legs and total limbs was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) preinjection and 4 and 12 weeks after injection. A total of 15 children were enrolled into the study. LBM of both legs and total limbs increased significantly over 12 weeks of growth. The ratio of LBM of the affected leg to total limbs and to the unaffected leg significantly reduced at 4 weeks after injection compared with preinjection but significantly increased at 12 weeks after injection compared with 4 weeks after injection. In conclusion, the muscle mass of the affected leg after BoNT injection in children with hemiplegic spastic CP decreased at 4 weeks after BoNT injection but significantly recovered after 12 weeks after injection.

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