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Learn About MOVE

| April 2006

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MOVE® International is dedicated to helping children and adults with severe disabilities. The MOVE Curriculum teaches functional motor activities for increased independence in sitting, standing and walking.

With Mobility Opportunities Via Education®, individuals acquire strength, balance, and motor skills for participation in life activities and improved quality of life.

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Children with Severe Disabilities and the MOVE Curriculum

Gilbert Thomson, PT

A professional reference book for pediatric physical and occupational therapists. The function-oriented MOVE approach puts into practice current concepts from the motor control/motor learning literature. Learn more...

Further information & resources:

MOVE: Hope for People with Significant Movement Disorders

Read summaries from clinical research studies on MOVE

Children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: the effects of functional movement activities. Clinical Rehabilitation 2005 Sep;19(6):613-20 .

Movement skill assessment in children with profound multiple disabilities: a psychometric analysis of the top down motor milestone test. Clinical Rehabilitation 2005 Sep;19(6):635-43 .

 

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