Outcomes associated with a single joystick-operated ride-on-toy navigation training incorporated into a constraint-induced movement therapy program: A pilot …

S Srinivasan, N Amonkar, P Kumavor, K Morgan… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Our research aims to evaluate the utility of joystick-operated ride-on-toys (ROTs) as
therapeutic adjuncts to improve upper extremity (UE) function in children with hemiplegic …

Referent data for investigations of upper limb accelerometry: harmonized data from three cohorts of typically-developing children

CE Lang, CR Hoyt, JD Konrad, KR Bell… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Aim The rise of wearable sensing technology shows promise for addressing the challenges
of measuring motor behavior in pediatric populations. The current pediatric wearable …

A training program using modified joystick-operated ride-on toys to complement conventional upper extremity rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy: Results …

S Srinivasan, P Kumavor, K Morgan - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
The pilot study assessed the utility of a training program using modified, commercially
available dual-joystick-operated ride-on toys to promote unimanual and bimanual upper …

A protocol for a single-arm interventional study assessing the effects of a home-based joystick-operated ride-on-toy navigation training programme to improve affected …

V Shahane, P Kumavor, K Morgan, KM Friel… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) face significant limitations in upper
extremity (UE) function and require effective interventions that promote intensive goal …

3d motion capture may detect spatiotemporal changes in pre-reaching upper extremity movements with and without a real-time constraint condition in infants with …

J Mazzarella, M McNally, D Richie, AMW Chaudhari… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Perinatal stroke (PS), occurring between 20 weeks of gestation and 28 days of life, is a
leading cause of hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP). Hallmarks of HCP are motor and sensory …

Measuring upper extremity activity of children with unilateral cerebral palsy using wrist-worn accelerometers: A pilot study

S Srinivasan, N Amonkar, PD Kumavor… - The American Journal …, 2024 - research.aota.org
Importance: Children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) have poor strength and movement
control on one side of their body, leading to impaired bimanual coordination skills. Objective …

Accelerometry-based metrics to evaluate the relative use of the more affected arm during daily activities in adults living with cerebral palsy

I Poitras, J Clouâtre, A Campeau-Lecours, C Mercier - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adults living with cerebral palsy (CP) report bimanual and unimanual difficulties that
interfere with their participation in activities of daily living (ADL). There is a lack of …

Retention of bimanual performance following hand arm bimanual intensive therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A six-month longitudinal study

SS Gardas, C Lysaght, C Patterson, SM Surkar - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) enhances upper extremity (UE) function and
bimanual coordination in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP). Previous studies …

Concurrent validity of different sensor-based measures: activity counts do not reflect functional hand use in children and adolescents with upper limb impairments

FM Rast, R Labruyère - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the concurrent validity of 4 different outcome measures to determine
daily functional hand use with wrist-worn inertial sensors in children with upper limb …

Feasibility of using acceleration-derived jerk to quantify bimanual arm use

YC Pan, B Goodwin, E Sabelhaus, KM Peters… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Accelerometers have become common for evaluating the efficacy of
rehabilitation for patients with neurologic disorders. For example, metrics like use ratio (UR) …