can constraint induced movement therapy improve in-hand manipulation skills: a single subject design

Can Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Improve In-Hand Manipulation Skills: A Single Subject Design

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 th...

Constraint-induced movement therapy for focal hand dystonia in musicians.

splint) movement sequences and passages from their repertoire that had tended to generate dystonic movements in the past. All patients showed improvement without the splint at the end of treatment. The DES scores are given in the figure. The ratings on the scale range from: 0=dystonia as bad as at its worst, 1=slightly improved, 2=moderately improved, 3=almost normal, and 4=normal. A one-way an...

Constraint-induced movement therapy.

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...

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

Constraint-induced movement therapy.

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.

Modified Constraint-induced Movement Therapy

Unilateral paralysis or paresis of an upper extremity can cause gross and fine motor functional impairments. These impairments can severely impact bilateral function of the upper extremities, thereby affecting a child’s participation in daily activities. Modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) is an emerging and potentially effective treatment for children with unilateral upper ext...