Computerised Tracking Training for Coordination in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Series

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-200
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Ching Chiu ◽  
Louise Ada ◽  
Chin-Min Chen ◽  
Hsin-Min Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Tracking Performance ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Coordination Training ◽  
Band Method ◽  
Level I ◽  
Age Range

Objective: To examine whether elbow coordination training can improve elbow coordination in cerebral palsy and whether any benefit carries over to upper limb activity.Methods: A case series A–B–C multiple baseline study was carried out. Two weeks of no intervention (A) was followed by 2 weeks of computerised tracking (B), which was followed by 2 weeks of no intervention (C). Six children (age range 7–12 years) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (Level I–III of the Manual Ability Classification System) participated. Coordination training consisted of 10 × 1-min trials of computerised tracking each session for 10 sessions over a 2-week period. Coordination was measured as tracking performance using a different target from the training target. Upper limb activity was measured using the 9-Hole Peg Test. Data were analysed using the 2-SD band method.Results: None of the participants appeared to improve tracking performance or 9-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) scores (p > 0.05) after the 2 weeks of intervention. On withdrawal of the intervention, visual analysis showed that tracking performance and 9HPT scores remained at the same level as the intervention phase.Conclusions: Ten minutes of computerised elbow tracking daily for 10 sessions did not improve coordination in six children with cerebral palsy.

Impact of somatosensory interventions on upper limb function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a single-subject design study

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Moloud Khoshbakht ◽  
Parvin Raji ◽  
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari ◽  
Mahmoud Mahmodian
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Treatment Phase ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Upper Limb Function ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Spastic Hemiplegia

Background/aims Hemiplegia is one of the most common types of cerebral palsy. Upper limb dysfunction in these children can affect their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of somatosensory interventions on upper extremity sensory and motor functions in spastic hemiplegic children. Methods This single-subject study was performed in the occupational therapy clinic of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Three participants (two boys and one girl) aged 8–12 years with spastic hemiplegia were assessed during baseline, treatment and follow-up phases. During the treatment phase, the children received 12 tactile and proprioceptive stimulation (active, passive and playful) sessions over 4 weeks. Four sensory measures (tactile localisation, stereognosis, two-point discrimination, proprioception) and one motor measure (Box and Block Test) were assessed during each phase. Results Improvement in function was seen in all three children based on visual analysis, with significant differences between the baseline and treatment scores in the majority of measures for all participants. Changes were sustained at follow up for most tests. The effect size was large for all three children. Conclusions Despite the small number of participants, sensory intervention with a focus on sensory deficits could help to improve upper extremity sensory and motor function in children with spastic hemiplegia.

scholarly journals Intensive reeducation of the upper limb program (PRIMS) for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. e202-e203
Author(s):  
C. Bonhomme ◽  
M.L. Buléon ◽  
M. Cassagne ◽  
C. Plouzennec ◽  
L. Vincent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Surgery of the Spastic Hand in Cerebral Palsy

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. DAHLIN ◽  
Y. KOMOTO-TUFVESSON ◽  
S. SÄLGEBACK
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
The Other ◽  
Surgical Reconstruction ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Striking Finding ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Thirty-six patients with hemiplegic cerebral palsy had surgical treatment for the upper limb and were followed up for 18 months postoperatively. Various operations were done. A striking finding was a significant improvement of stereognosis (ability to describe and recognize objects without vision). Most patients had improvement in different functional grasps following surgical reconstruction. Range of movement in the forearm and wrist also increased in most patients. The thumb-in-palm deformity was completely corrected in 31 of the patients and improved in the other five. Most patients had some or all of their expectations of the procedure fulfilled.

Repeatability of upper limb movement patterns in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. S55-S56
Author(s):  
Ellen Jaspers ◽  
Hilde Feys ◽  
Herman Bruyninckx ◽  
Jaap Harlaar ◽  
Andrea Giovanni Cutti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Limb Movement ◽  
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
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