Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Objective: This study examined the use of the adult neuroscience-based Sense© intervention with children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) to improve upper-limb somatosensory discrimination, motor function, and goal performance. Method: Seventeen children with HCP (9 boys, 8 girls; mean age = 10....
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| author | McLean, B. Taylor, S. Blair, E. Valentine, J. Carey, L. Elliott, Catherine |
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| description | Objective: This study examined the use of the adult neuroscience-based Sense© intervention with children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) to improve upper-limb somatosensory discrimination, motor function, and goal performance. Method: Seventeen children with HCP (9 boys, 8 girls; mean age = 10.2 yr) participated in this pilot matched-pairs trial with random allocation and 6-mo follow-up (intervention, n = 7; control, n = 10). The intervention group received Sense training 3×/wk for 6 wk (18 hr). Outcome measures included Goal Attainment Scaling, Sense-assess© Kids, and the Assisting Hand Assessment. Results: The intervention group improved in goal performance, proprioception, and bimanual hand use and maintained improvement at 6-mo follow-up. The control group improved in occupational performance by 6-mo follow-up. CONCLUSION: This study established the feasibility of using the Sense intervention in a pediatric setting and adds preliminary evidence to suggest that improving somatosensory function can improve motor function and goal performance among children with HCP. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-535702017-10-24T06:55:53Z Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy McLean, B. Taylor, S. Blair, E. Valentine, J. Carey, L. Elliott, Catherine Objective: This study examined the use of the adult neuroscience-based Sense© intervention with children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) to improve upper-limb somatosensory discrimination, motor function, and goal performance. Method: Seventeen children with HCP (9 boys, 8 girls; mean age = 10.2 yr) participated in this pilot matched-pairs trial with random allocation and 6-mo follow-up (intervention, n = 7; control, n = 10). The intervention group received Sense training 3×/wk for 6 wk (18 hr). Outcome measures included Goal Attainment Scaling, Sense-assess© Kids, and the Assisting Hand Assessment. Results: The intervention group improved in goal performance, proprioception, and bimanual hand use and maintained improvement at 6-mo follow-up. The control group improved in occupational performance by 6-mo follow-up. CONCLUSION: This study established the feasibility of using the Sense intervention in a pediatric setting and adds preliminary evidence to suggest that improving somatosensory function can improve motor function and goal performance among children with HCP. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53570 10.5014/ajot.2016.024968 American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | McLean, B. Taylor, S. Blair, E. Valentine, J. Carey, L. Elliott, Catherine Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| title | Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| title_full | Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| title_fullStr | Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| title_short | Somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| title_sort | somatosensory discrimination intervention improves body position sense and motor performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53570 |