PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate feasibility of an assessment protocol for a trial of post-Botox casting to treat equinus gait in cerebral palsy. METHODS Ten children (ages, 26-75 months) were recruited. Nine were assessed 1 week before botulinum toxin-A injections and reassessed 1 week after removal of the final cast. The assessment protocol included Modified Ashworth Sca...

Abstract Introduction: The cerebral palsy and brachial plexus injury may cause asymmetry in the use of upper limbs (UL). This condition requires early treatment to reduce impact child's life; therefore, several proposed interventions aim increase their functional independence. Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive (HABIT) have been widely considered effective im...

Purpose: This study aims to look at the relationship between carers' quality of life and functional mobility levels children with chronic disabilities.Methods: The included 30 (22 boys, 8 girls) disabilities their caregivers. socio-demographic characteristics caregivers were collected.Caregivers' was evaluated Adult Carer Quality Life Questionnaire (AC-QoL), children’s subscale Pediatric Evalua...

Purpose: Children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) have problems activity and participation, even if they are operated. The study aimed to investigate the intervention's effects increase occupational performance (OP) of children OBPP. Methods: Twenty-nine OBPP, aged 4-7 years, participated in this study. intervention group consisted six girls 12 boys, a control was composed eight thr...

BACKGROUND Questionnaires translated into languages other than English are often not validated to the same extent as the English versions. This study examined the concurrent and discriminant validity of selected domains related to physical function from Spanish language versions of the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ), Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), and Pediatric Evaluat...

Background: The first and most basic area of occupational performance is the activities daily living. These life highly depend on contextual ecological (environmental) factors. Cultural values, parental expectations, social routines, physical environment influence acquisition time a child’s activities. At present, there no comprehensive adapted-culturally tool to evaluate Iranian children aged ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the level of motor performance and functional skills in young children with JIA. METHODS In a cross-sectional study in 56 preschool-aged (PSA) and early school- aged children (ESA) with JIA according to ILAR classification, motor performance was measured with the Bayley Scales of Infant Development II (BSID2) and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC). Func...

OBJECTIVES To compare the short-term effectiveness of 1 intensive training period in child and youth rehabilitation with Move&Walk conductive education and describe the effects of 1 intensive training period in terms of changes at 1 year. The amount and influence of additional consumption of training during the 1-year follow-up was also analysed. DESIGN Quasi-experimental with 2 groups: Lemo ...

AIM This cross-sectional study examined whether impairments or functional skills are associated with the level of responsibility for life tasks for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). METHOD Parents of 263 children and adolescents with ASDs (215 males; 48 females; mean age 12y 6mo [SD 4y 6mo], range 3-21y) completed an online survey that included the Pediatric Eval...