Evidence Based Practice Evidence Update: Children with CP and Home-based Treadmill Programs September 25, 2017 by Elena Noble, MPT
A young girl uses the treadmill base and pink Rifton Pacer to gait train over a treadmill while assisted by her therapist.
Motor learning suggests that practice, repetition and task specificity are instrumental to task improvement. Sometimes extending the practice of therapeutic activities beyond the clinical environment and into the home is a great way to apply these principles and reinforce the gains made in the clinic. Knowing this, I was interested to read a recent study looking at children with cerebral palsy and the...
Evidence Based Practice Adaptive Seating: Evidence for Practice February 26, 2011
A child using adaptive seating reaches to tap on a colorful bell, while a young woman looks on smiling
Contributed by Zach Huleatt, MPT  Adaptive seating is provided for students and children that require positioning support. How children are positioned while sitting can impact the use of their upper extremities for self-feeding and other activities, as well as positively affect children at risk for spinal deformity. This article points to studies that have sought to provide research evidence...