Bimanual movements in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of instrumented assessments

M Cacioppo, A Loos, M Lempereur… - … of NeuroEngineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Assessment of bimanual movements, which are frequently impaired in children
with cerebral palsy, is highly challenging in clinical practice. Instrumented measures have …

A systematic review of instrumented assessments for upper limb function in cerebral palsy: current limitations and future directions

J Rozaire, C Paquin, L Henry, H Agopyan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Recently, interest in quantifying upper limb function in cerebral palsy has grown.
However, the lack of reference tasks and protocols, have hindered the development of …

Promoting functional and independent sitting in children with cerebral palsy using the robotic trunk support trainer

V Santamaria, M Khan, T Luna, J Kang… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Seated postural abilities are critical to functional independence and participation in children
with cerebral palsy, Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels III-IV. In …

Relationship between integrity of the corpus callosum and bimanual coordination in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy

YC Hung, MT Robert, KM Friel… - Frontiers in Human …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) have shown impaired bimanual
coordination. The corpus callosum (CC) connects the two hemispheres and is critical for …

Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of an intensive seated postural intervention delivered with robotic and rigid trunk support …

V Santamaria, X Ai, K Chin, JP Dutkowsky… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Children with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as gross motor function
classification system (GMFCS) levels III–IV demonstrate impaired sitting and reaching …

A Deep-Learning Based Real-Time Prediction of Seated Postural Limits and Its Application in Trunk Rehabilitation

X Ai, V Santamaria, J Chen, B Hu… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Seated postural limit defines the boundary of a region such that for any excursions made
outside this boundary a subject cannot return the trunk to the neutral position without …

Rehabilitation of postural control and gait in children with cerebral palsy: The beneficial effects of trunk-focused postural activities

J Pierret, C Beyaert, R Vasa, E Rumilly… - Developmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose In children with cerebral palsy (CP), with impaired trunk control and toe-walking,
trunk-focused rehabilitation (TFR) based on postural activities was hypothesized to improve …

Bimanual skill learning after transcranial direct current stimulation in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a brief report

ST Nemanich, TL Rich, AM Gordon… - Developmental …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Bimanual skills are important for goal-oriented activities. Children with unilateral cerebral
palsy (UCP) have deficits in unimanual and bimanual motor control and learning. The …

Intensive unimanual training leads to better reaching and head control than bimanual training in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

YC Hung, A S**arn, KM Friel… - Physical & Occupational …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aims To quantify the changes in joint movement control and motor planning of the more-
affected upper extremity (UE) during a reach-grasp-eat task in children with Unilateral …

Physical education interventions improve the fundamental movement skills in kindergarten: A systematic review and meta-analysis

B Li, J Liu, B Ying - Food Science and Technology, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the foundation for the development of advanced motor
skills. To assess the effect of physical activity intervention on the promotion of FMS and …