Effective use of the upper limb can impact on educational outcomes, participation in
activities of daily living and vocational options for many children with cerebral palsy (CP) …

Objective: Occupational therapy (OT) for cerebral palsy focuses on the development of skills
necessary for the performance of activities of daily living. The aim of this systematic review …

OBJECTIVES. Youth with better motor abilities may find it easier to be physically active and
may be more likely to engage in physical activity compared with peers with poorer motor …

Recent research has established a connection between children's fine motor skills and their
academic performance. Previous research has focused on fine motor skills measured prior …

Fine motor skills have long been recognized as an important foundation for development in
other domains. However, more precise insights into the role of fine motor skills, and their …

OBJECTIVE. This study investigated the effects of school-based occupational therapy
services on students' handwriting. METHOD. Students 7 to 10 years of age with poor …

During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global
prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have …

We examined the research evidence for interventions used in occupational therapy to
promote the motor performance of young children ages 0–5 yr. We identified 24 trials, Levels …

OBJECTIVE. This study examined the efficacy of a 10-wk Tier 1 Response to Intervention
(RtI) program developed in collaboration with classroom teachers to improve the fine motor …

This study examined the test–retest reliability, inter‐rater reliability, convergent validity and
discriminant validity of the Fine Motor Scale of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales …