Predictors of Length of Physical Therapy Care for Infants With Congenital Torticollis.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 PEDIATRICS

Pediatric Physical Therapy Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI:10.1097/PEP.0000000000001179

Heather R Aker, Samuel R Pierce, Elizabeth S Moore, Kathy Martin

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Abstract

Purpose: This study explored whether the type of torticollis, amount of tummy time or container time, participant age at examination, and Alberta Infant Motor Scales score influence the length of physical therapy care for infants with torticollis.

Methods: Data for 149 participants were extracted from medical records for infants with torticollis who received care between November 2018 and November 2021.

Results: Statistically significant correlations were found between length of care (LOC) and torticollis type, age at examination, active range of motion rotation deficit, and passive range of motion rotation deficit. A multiple regression model predicted LOC from age at examination in days, as well as passive and active rotation deficits.

Conclusion: Higher passive and active rotation deficits lead to longer LOC. However, longer lengths of care were associated with younger ages at examination, different from earlier studies.

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Pediatric Physical Therapy PEDIATRICS-REHABILITATION

CiteScore

1.50

自引率

18.80%

发文量

147

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Pediatric Physical Therapy is an indexed international journal, that publishes peer reviewed research related to the practice of physical therapy for children with movement disorders. The editorial board is comprised of an international panel of researchers and clinical scholars that oversees a rigorous peer review process. The journal serves as the official journal for the pediatric physical therapy professional organizations in the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The journal includes articles that support evidenced based practice of physical therapy for children with neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and developmental conditions that lead to disorders of movement, and research reports that contribute to the foundational sciences of pediatric physical therapy, ranging from biomechanics and pediatric exercise science to neurodevelopmental science. To these ends the journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews directed to specific clinical questions that further the science of physical therapy, clinical guidelines and case reports that describe unusual conditions or cutting edge interventions with sound rationale. The journal adheres to the ethical standards of theInternational Committee of Medical Journal Editors.