Abstract
Martin S. Bethesda, MD 20817, Woodbine House, 2006, paperback, 237 pp, illus, ISBN: 1-890627-72-0, $19.95. The goal of this book is to provide families of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and similar movement disorders with a clear, easy-to-read guideline for performing home exercise programs. Martin has done an excellent job in accomplishing this goal. The book is easy to read, has plenty of illustrative, referenced photographs, and is organized logically. Chapter 1 begins with a description of CP and developmental delay. It describes, in nontechnical language, the different classifications of CP. It also explores other related difficulties that a child with CP may encounter. Chapter 2 describes typical gross motor development. In addition to the usual description of the gross motor sequence, this chapter contains an excellent section explaining how a baby's position influences motor development (prone position helps to foster extension control, sidelying position might help the child bring hands to midline, …
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