Intensive upper extremity training for children with hemiplegia: From science to practice

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 100-105

  Andersen, John C ^a,b   Majnemer, Annette ^c   O'Grady, Kathleen ^b   Gordon, Andrew M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAST APPLICATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HAND ARM INTENSIVE BIMANUAL TRAINING; HEMIPLEGIA; HEMOPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTIVATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARM; COMPLICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CEREBRAL PALSY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84881527249     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: 15580776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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