Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1389-1395 , August 2009

Effect of Adaptive Seating Devices on the Activity Performance of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Presented in part to the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, July 12, 2007, St. John's, NL, Canada.

  • Patricia J. Rigby, MHSc, OTReg(ON)

      Affiliations

    • Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Patricia J. Rigby, MHSc, OTReg(ON), Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4G 1R8
    • ,
  • Stephen E. Ryan, MSc, PEng

      Affiliations

    • Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Kent A. Campbell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences and Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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 Supported by SickKids Foundation/Institute for Human Development, Child and Youth Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no. XG 04-088).

 A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit on the author or one or more of the authors (Rigby, Ryan). The seating devices used in this study were developed at Bloorview Kids Rehab in Toronto, ON, Canada. Bloorview Kids Rehab receives royalties from the sale of the study devices from Otto Bock HealthCare Canada Ltd.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00311-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1389-1395 , August 2009

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