Feasibility of a Home-Based Mirror Therapy Program in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy.

ABSTRACT: Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy (US CP) have motor and somatosensory impairments that affect one side of their body, impacting upper limb functioning. These impairments contribute negatively to children's bimanual performance and quality of life. Intensive home-based therapies have been developed and have demonstrated their feasibility for children with US CP and their parents, especially when therapies are designed with the proper coaching of families. Mirror Therapy (MT) is being studied to become an approachable intensive and home-based therapy suitable for children with US CP. The aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of a five-week home-based program of MT for children with US CP that includes coaching by the therapist. Six children aged 8-12 years old perfor

SUBMITTER: Ortega-Martinez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10298458 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature