Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 251-259 , February 2008

Conductive Education for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Effects on Hand Motor Functions Relevant to Activities of Daily Living

  • Rainer Blank, MD, PhD

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    • Institute of Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Child Center Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Rainer Blank, MD, PhD, Child Center Maulbronn, Knittlinger Steige 21, D 75433 Maulbronn, Germany
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  • Rüdiger von Kries, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Child Center Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Stefan Hesse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Klinik Berlin, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
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  • Hubertus von Voss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Child Center Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

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    Study design. Phase B: baseline with conventional special education (SE) including individual physical therapy [PT] (1h/wk) and occupational therapy [OT] (1h/wk). Phase A: conductive education; three,

    Study design. Phase B: baseline with conventional special education (SE) including individual physical therapy [PT] (1h/wk) and occupational therapy [OT] (1h/wk). Phase A: conductive education; three, 4-week blocks and two, 3-month PT, 1h/wk; OT, 1h/wk and conductive education home tasks. Participants: 3- to 6-year-old children with CP (N=64).

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    (A) The kinetic analysis system consisting of a 200g object that contains a uniaxial force transducer, 3 accelerometers, a precision scale, and a small cylindrical 20g grip object (tasks: moving an ob

    (A) The kinetic analysis system consisting of a 200g object that contains a uniaxial force transducer, 3 accelerometers, a precision scale, and a small cylindrical 20g grip object (tasks: moving an object up and down, lifting an object, fastest isometric force changes). (B) A drawing analysis system containing a pressure-sensitive pen and a digitizer tablet (tasks: drawing lines and circles). (C) A 3-dimensional (SD) ultrasound-based movement analysis system (task: aiming).

 Supported by the Verband der Deutschen Angestelltenkrankenkassen und des Arbeiterersatzkassenverbandes (Association of the German Health Insurances for Employees and Workers) with its member insurance companies: Barmer Ersatzkasse, Deutsche Angestelltenkrankenkasse, Techniker Krankenkasse, Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, Hamburg-Münchner Krankenkasse, Hanseatische Krankenkasse, Handelskrankenkasse, Schäbisch Gmünder Ersatzkasse, Gärtnerkrankenkasse, Brühler Krankenkasse, Buchdrucker-Krankenkasse, Krankenkasse für Bau- und Holfzberufe, Krankenkasse “Eintracht.”No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01642-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.138

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 251-259 , February 2008

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