Forced-use therapy for children with cerebral palsy in the community setting: A single-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-74

  Eugster Buesch, Francisca ^a   De Bruin, Eling D ^b   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a   Steinlin, Maja ^c   Küenzle, Christoph ^d   Müller, Elisabeth ^d   Capone, Andrea ^e   Pfann, Renat ^a   Meyer Heim, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Children's Hospital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

^e Children's Hospital Aarau   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; child; constraint induced movement therapy; forced use therapy; hemiparesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED USE THERAPY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STUDENT T TEST;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; HAND; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863103107     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2012-0198     Document Type: Article

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