Limbs Alive: Use of computer games to provide motivating, child centred therapy to improve bimanual skills for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

doi:10.3310/nihropenres.1115160.1

Abstract

Limbs Alive: Use of computer games to provide motivating, child centred therapy to improve bimanual skills for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Highlights

Project title: Limbs Alive: Use of computer games to provide motivating, child centred therapy to improve bimanual skills for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Many activities of daily living require two hands and children with hemiplegia often do not develop sufficiently skilful bimanual dexterity to be fully independent in adulthood
If NLTU is addressed during childhood, by increasing use of the affected arm and hand in bimanual activities, it is preventable or reversible

Summary

Introduction

Project title: Limbs Alive: Use of computer games to provide motivating, child centred therapy to improve bimanual skills for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. For the other group (treatment group) the games progressed to require more and more skillful use of their affected hand and arm. The ability of children in each group to perform two-handed tasks was assessed at the start and at 1, 3 and 6 months.

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