Kunkel and colleagues 1 recently published an article on constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy for motor recovery in chronic stroke patients. They presented the results of an uncontrolled series of 5 stroke patients undergoing CI therapy. The authors also presented a review of five studies, including their own, concerning the effectiveness of CI therapy based on a calculation of effect sizes...

objectives: this study describes a single subject design (aba) that shows the effective use of constraint induced movement therapy in improvement of quality and performance of in-hand manipulation skills for a 10 year old boy and a 9 years old girl with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, as dickerson (2007) showed it in arm movement and function. methods: to determine the effectiveness of cimt by the u...

Constraint-induced movement therapy improves outcome after chronic stroke, conforms experimental observations of neuronal plasticity, and proves the efficacy of intensive occupational therapy. More acutely instituted constraint-induced movement therapy has both practical and theoretic risks and benefits that deserve further careful evaluation.

Abstract Date Presented 04/01/2022 This panel will discuss a research study measuring the effects of intensive, group-based pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) for children ages 2 to 6 with hemiplegia. Results produced many statistically significant improvements in unilateral function, bimanual coordination, and occupational performance. Primary Author Speaker: Katherine S. Rya...

PURPOSE This study was designed to investigate the benefit to upper limb function of a home-based version of pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy, which was delivered across 2 months. METHODS Nine children (mean age: 6 years, 9 months) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy participated in this A1-B-C-A2 design, where A1 and A2 were nonintervention phases. In phases B and C, participants wor...

While the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) recommends that occupational therapists (OTs) competently respond to changing environments and new clinical practice research demands (WFOT, 2012), there are many challenges for engage in professional development countries where resources specialized expertise limited. The purpose this article is describe a successful educational collabo...