Teaching motor skills to children with cerebral palsy and similar movement disorders : a guide for parents and professionals

By: Martin, Sieglinde.

Publisher: Bethesda, MD Woodbine House 2006Description: xviii, 237 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781890627720.Subject(s): CEREBRAL PALSY

| MOVEMENT DISORDERS

| REHABILITATION

| PHYSICAL THERAPY

| EXERCISE THERAPY

| CHILDREN

Contents:

Developmental delay and cerebral palsy Gross motor development Obstacles to motor development Helping your child learn motor skills Flexible muscles and joints Head-up Happy baby in back-lying Tummy time Guarding against falls Sitting pretty Getting up and crawling Leg exercises and standing with arm support Balance Standing without arm support and walking Walking and more Strengthening exercises and having fun Other interventions for children with cerebral palsy / by Lisa Barnett.

Summary: Notes that "while most families of young children with cerebral palsy and similar conditions work in conjunction with a physical therapist a few times a week, it takes daily intervention to help a child reach his motor potential and become more independent... [This] is the resource that parents, therapists and other caregivers can consult to help young children with gross motor delays learn and practice motor skills outside of therapy sessions. Written by an experienced physical therapist who is also the mother of a child with cerebral palsy, this comprehensive guide examines the physical characteristics of cerebral palsy and similar conditions... that affect a child's ability to sit, crawl, stand and walk... Offers dozens of easy-to-follow exercises with accompanying photos." - BOOK JACKET

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Notes that "while most families of young children with cerebral palsy and similar conditions work in conjunction with a physical therapist a few times a week, it takes daily intervention to help a child reach his motor potential and become more independent... [This] is the resource that parents, therapists and other caregivers can consult to help young children with gross motor delays learn and practice motor skills outside of therapy sessions. Written by an experienced physical therapist who is also the mother of a child with cerebral palsy, this comprehensive guide examines the physical characteristics of cerebral palsy and similar conditions... that affect a child's ability to sit, crawl, stand and walk... Offers dozens of easy-to-follow exercises with accompanying photos." - BOOK JACKET

Developmental delay and cerebral palsy
Gross motor development
Obstacles to motor development
Helping your child learn motor skills
Flexible muscles and joints
Head-up
Happy baby in back-lying
Tummy time
Guarding against falls
Sitting pretty
Getting up and crawling
Leg exercises and standing with arm support
Balance
Standing without arm support and walking
Walking and more
Strengthening exercises and having fun
Other interventions for children with cerebral palsy / by Lisa Barnett.

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