{"title":"The Acute Effects of Kinesio Taping on Drooling in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.","authors":"Nilsah Yilmaz, Duygu Turker, Ayca Aytar, Oya Umit Yemisci, Aydan Aytar","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2374080","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2374080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study purpose of determining the short-term effects of kinesio taping on drooling in children with cerebral palsy (CP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CP were randomly divided into 3 groups as the kinesio tape (<i>n</i> = 16), sham tape (<i>n</i> = 16), and control (<i>n</i> = 16) groups. The drooling severity and frequency were assessed with the Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale, and the amount of saliva was measured by the 5-minute drooling quotient. All outcome measurements were repeated for all children at the baseline, after 45 minutes, and after 2 days of application.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant decrease found in drooling severity, frequency, and amount in the kinesio taping group (<i>p</i> < .05). There was no significant difference in the sham taping and control groups (<i>p</i> > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of kinesio tape in drooling reduced drooling severity, frequency, and amount.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"161-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141536248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amanda Oliveira Arguelho, Geruza Souza Mallmann, Daniele Almeida Soares-Marangoni
{"title":"Neuromotor Behavior of Infants at 3 and 6 Months Prenatally Exposed to SARS-CoV-2: a Brief Report.","authors":"Amanda Oliveira Arguelho, Geruza Souza Mallmann, Daniele Almeida Soares-Marangoni","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2374958","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2374958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection may be a risk factor for neurological impairment. This study describes the neuromotor behavior of infants prenatally exposed to SARS-CoV-2 using gold standard tools for early detection of neurological impairment. Sixteen infants were included in this exploratory longitudinal study. Infants were assessed at 3 months using the Prechtl General Movement Assessment, and at 6 months using the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination. Infants might have presented neuromotor limitations at 3 months; however, they progressed to a low-risk outcome of neurological impairment at 6 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"186-193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141736188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elif Nur Tascioglu, Selcen Karademir, K. Kara, H. A. Tonak, Ozgun Kaya Kara
{"title":"Effectiveness of Power Exercises Compared to Traditional Strength Exercises on Motor Skills, Muscle Performance and Functional Muscle Strength of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Elif Nur Tascioglu, Selcen Karademir, K. Kara, H. A. Tonak, Ozgun Kaya Kara","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2345335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2024.2345335","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to compare the impact of 8-weeks of power exercises compared to traditional strength exercises on motor abilities, muscle performance, and functional strength in children with ADHD. A total of 34 children with ADHD were randomized into two groups to receive functional power training (n = 17, M age: 121.2 ± 16.6 months) and traditional strength training (n = 17, M age: 116.1 ± 13.4 months). After the 8-week intervention, two-way ANOVA results with 95% confidence intervals showed no differences between the groups in motor skills, muscle power, or functional muscle strength. However, the functional power training group had larger effect sizes and greater increases in total motor composite score (10% vs 7%), body coordination (13.8% vs 4.9%) and bilateral coordination (38.8% vs 27.9%) than the traditional strength training group. The power training group also exhibited catch-up growth with typically developing peers. These findings suggest that power exercises may be more effective than strength exercises for rapid force generation in daily life, particularly for children with ADHD.","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":"37 18","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140676194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacinta R Quartermaine, Tanya A Rose, Megan L Auld, Leanne M Johnston
{"title":"Reflections on Participation at Home, As Self-Reported by Young People with Cerebral Palsy.","authors":"Jacinta R Quartermaine, Tanya A Rose, Megan L Auld, Leanne M Johnston","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2347993","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2347993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored the home-based participation of young people with cerebral palsy (CP) and described factors that make participation easier or harder. Fifteen young people with CP aged 15 to 26 years provided written reflections, photographs, or videos about their home-based participation experiences. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Self-reported reflections were grouped inductively into 129 codes, then 20 subthemes and 5 themes which emphasized CP characteristics, thoughts, emotions, equipment, environment, supports, and inclusion as important factors influencing home-based participation. Young people with CP largely described the home environment as an inclusive place to participate.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"69-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy E Barbuto, Christina Bickley, Alyssa Fiss, Katy Mitchell
{"title":"Clinician Knowledge, Confidence, and Practice Patterns Defining, Identifying, and Quantifying Dystonia in Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.","authors":"Amy E Barbuto, Christina Bickley, Alyssa Fiss, Katy Mitchell","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2363182","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2363182","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A survey was completed by 183 clinicians at a pediatric hospital to investigate knowledge, confidence, and practice patterns defining, identifying, and quantifying dystonia in children. The definition of dystonia was correctly identified by 86% of participants. While 88% reported identifying dystonia, only 42% of physicians and therapists reported quantifying dystonia. A weak, significant correlation, r<sub>s</sub> =.339, <i>p</i> ≤ .001, was found between years of pediatric experience and confidence identifying dystonia. Clinician reported higher confidence levels identifying and quantifying dystonia if they perform a neurological exam. Clinical training initiatives are needed to improve standardization and build confidence in defining, identifying, and quantifying dystonia.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"116-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foot Muscle Exercise: A Novel Approach to Improve Motor Functions in Children with Down Syndrome Having Pes Planus - A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Nazia Adeeb, Sumaira Imran Farooqui, Zainab Meher Hasan, Abid Khan, Jaza Rizvi","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2365798","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2365798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to determine the efficacy of foot muscle exercises in children with DS having pes planus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Forty-seven subjects randomly assigned to foot muscle exercises (study group) or an arch support insole with one-leg balance exercises (control group), thrice weekly intervention for 12-weeks followed by a home program with residual effect assessed after 24-weeks from baseline.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The motor functions were significantly improved in both groups (p <b>=</b> 0.00). A positive residual effect was found in the study group for both parameters. Whilst in the control group it failed to give a positive residual effect for GMFM-88, while PBS yielded positive outcomes. The study group showed significantly better results than the control group in comparison.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The novel finding suggests that the foot muscle exercise has the potential to improve motor functions in children with Down syndrome and it can be used as an alternative therapeutic approach to the conventional method.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"145-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141422222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giovana Z da Conceição, Marina Gardinal, Giovanna M Kreutz, Nelci Adriana C F Rocha, Silvia Leticia Pavão
{"title":"How Does Postural Control of Children with CP Deal with Manipulations on Base of Support and Support Surface? A Systematic Review.","authors":"Giovana Z da Conceição, Marina Gardinal, Giovanna M Kreutz, Nelci Adriana C F Rocha, Silvia Leticia Pavão","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2348002","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2348002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Systematically review literature addressing the effects of changes in base of support (BoS) configuration and characteristics of support surface (SS) on postural control of children with cerebral palsy (CP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a tailored electronic database search in PubMed/Web of Science/SCOPUS/Embase.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 15 studies meeting inclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The extant literature suggests that when children with CP experience changes in BoS and SS, they engage in fewer adaptive postural control responses than typically developing children. Documented response patterns of children with CP in the literature might guide the selection and development of rehabilitation strategies to appropriately facilitate or challenge postural control in children with CP.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"93-105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140893057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wissam Mounzer, Donald M Stenhoff, Jamal M Alkhateeb, Amal J Al Khatib, Muna S Alhadidi, Tristan T Lyle
{"title":"Using Prompting and Modeling to Teach Imitation Skills and Eye Contact to Syrian Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.","authors":"Wissam Mounzer, Donald M Stenhoff, Jamal M Alkhateeb, Amal J Al Khatib, Muna S Alhadidi, Tristan T Lyle","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2347995","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2347995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lack of eye contact and imitation deficits are frequently targeted in behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, we examined the effects of prompting and modeling on the imitation skills and eye contact of three Arabic-speaking young children with ASD in Syria. A multiple baseline design with a withdrawal component was used to evaluate the effects of the intervention in a clinical setting, at a center for children with special needs, and in follow-up sessions conducted in the participants' homes. All participants' imitative responses and eye contact increased when prompting and modeling were used. Our findings support the effectiveness of prompting and modeling on imitation skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"83-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J E Weeda, S M J van Kuijk, M P van den Berg, C H G Bastiaenen, H E Borst, L W van Rhijn, R A de Bie
{"title":"Identification of Predictors for Progression of Scoliosis in Rett Syndrome.","authors":"J E Weeda, S M J van Kuijk, M P van den Berg, C H G Bastiaenen, H E Borst, L W van Rhijn, R A de Bie","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2365794","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2365794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which scoliosis is a common orthopedic complication. This explorative study aims to identify predictors for rapid progression of scoliosis in Rett syndrome to enable variable selection for future prediction model development. A univariable logistic regression model was used to identify variables that discriminate between individuals with and without rapid progression of scoliosis (>10<math><msup><mi> </mi><mo>∘</mo></msup></math>Cobb angle/6 months) based on multi-center data. Predictors were identified using univariable logistic regression with OR (95% CI) and AUC (95% CI). Age at inclusion, Cobb angle at baseline and epilepsy have the highest discriminative ability for rapid progression of scoliosis in Rett syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"126-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141441255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A remote parent-led early intervention protocol to promote motor development in infants with congenital heart disease: a feasibility pilot study of a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Rita Cassiana Michelon, Fernanda Lucchese-Lobato","doi":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2365796","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17518423.2024.2365796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the feasibility of a parent-led, home-based early intervention for motor development in infants with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), part of a larger multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05907109). Parents, supported by remote specialists weekly, engaged in multidomain stimulation activities five days a week, for six months. Feasibility was assessed via parental questionnaires, adherence rates, and infant motor development assessments. Despite high dropout and mortality rates, results showed 80% adherence, 91% parental satisfaction, 75% availability, and 60% self-efficacy. No significant motor skill differences were noted between the intervention (IG; <i>n</i> = 19) and control groups (CG; <i>n</i> = 11) at six months, but the higher baseline risk in IG suggests promotion of motor skills in the intervention group. Future studies in Brazil might extend the study duration to address high dropout and mortality rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":93976,"journal":{"name":"Developmental neurorehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"134-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141452529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}