Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
A Hybrid Model of Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy To Improve Occupational Performance in Children With Unilateral Upper Extremity Paresis
Marielle Pascual, OTR/L; Gina Kim, MA, OTR/L; Susan Rethlefsen, DPT, PT
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Article Information
Hand and Upper Extremity / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
A Hybrid Model of Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy To Improve Occupational Performance in Children With Unilateral Upper Extremity Paresis
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311520390. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO2030
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311520390. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO2030
Abstract

Date Presented 04/04/19

The study highlights the role of OT in an intensive, theme-based summer camp program for children with unilateral upper-extremity paresis. A hybrid model of modified constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual therapy for six hours per day over 10 days was shown to be effective in improving bimanual function for children with hemiparesis. The study also serves as an example of how research outcomes can be translated to regular OT practice in a pediatric hospital setting.

Primary Author and Speaker: Marielle Pascual

Additional Authors and Speakers: Gina Kim

Contributing Authors: Susan Rethlefsen