The effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy combined with intensive bimanual training in children with brachial plexus birth injury : A retrospective data base study
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Zielinski, Ingar M., van Delft, Renske, Voorman, Jeanine M., Geurts, Alexander C. H., Steenbergen, Bert and Aarts, Pauline B. M.. (2019). The effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy combined with intensive bimanual training in children with brachial plexus birth injury : A retrospective data base study. Disability and Rehabilitation. pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1697381
Authors | Zielinski, Ingar M., van Delft, Renske, Voorman, Jeanine M., Geurts, Alexander C. H., Steenbergen, Bert and Aarts, Pauline B. M. |
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Abstract | Background: In children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury, a non-use of the affected upper limb despite sufficient capacity, is sometimes observed, called developmental disregard. The combination of modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy with bimanual training is frequently applied to overcome developmental disregard in unilateral Cerebral Palsy. In the current study the effects of the combination of modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy with bimanual training are investigated in children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury in comparison to children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy. We hypothesize that the combination of modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy with bimanual training is effective in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. Methods: Data of 19 children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury (Mage: 4.1 years) and 18 with unilateral Cerebral Palsy (Mage: 4.5 years) were compared. The effects of modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy with bimanual training (54 h modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy, 18 h bimanual training, 8–10 weeks) was investigated by assessing spontaneous affected-upper-limb-use (“Assisting Hand Assessment”), manual abilities (“ABILHAND-kids”) and subjective performance and satisfaction of problematic bimanual activities (“Canadian Occupational Performance Measure”) at three time points (pre-treatment, post-treatment, follow-up). This data was analyzed using repeated-measures analysis. Results: Children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury showed significant improvements on all outcome measures following modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy with bimanual training. These results were comparable to those observed in the group of children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy. Discussion: These results suggest that modified constraint-induced-movement-therapy with bimanual training is effective in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. They indicate a comparable improved bimanual performance in children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury than in unilateral Cerebral Palsy and suggests that both groups of children have affectively overcome their developmental disregard. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION • It has recently been suggested that children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury may also show a non-use of the affected upper limb despite sufficient capacity, called developmental disregard. • Children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury and developmental disregard might therefore benefit from intensive therapies aimed at overcoming developmental disregard, originally developed for children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy. • A combination of modified Constrained-Induced Movement Therapy with intensive Bimanual Training has shown to be affective in children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy. • In a small sample, this study shows that a combination of modified Constrained-Induced Movement Therapy with intensive bimanual training is effective in children with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury, comparable and even more than in unilateral Cerebral Palsy. |
Keywords | modified constrained-induced; movement therapy; intensive bimanual training; Brachial Plexus Birth Injury; developmental disregard; pirate group |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Disability and Rehabilitation |
Journal citation | pp. 1-10 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 0963-8288 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1697381 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85076389933 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-10 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Dec 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 21 Nov 2019 |
Deposited | 15 Jun 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w3wq/the-effects-of-modified-constraint-induced-movement-therapy-combined-with-intensive-bimanual-training-in-children-with-brachial-plexus-birth-injury-a-retrospective-data-base-study
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