Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Need for Recommending Advanced Interventions in Daily Activities

Authors

  • Hamid Dalvand 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mehdi Rassafiani Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait. Peadiatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

Rehabilitation of children with unilateral cerebral palsy has been progressed and improved their body function and structure, activities and participation of these children dramatically and increased their quality of life. Despite this progress, we still need improvement of intervention that address and focus on whole body movement and function during daily activities to change the habitual and abnormal movement and pattern. In other words, the future trend of rehabilitation of children with unilateral cerebral palsy requires to focus on intervention that affect whole body at the same time, not the gate and upper limb function separately. Furthermore, the intervention protocol should target abnormal movement during daily activities to generalize the learned movement and function into their daily activities.

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volume 19  issue 2

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publication date 2021-06

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