About 1 in 323 children has cerebral palsy

About 1 in 323 children has cerebral palsy.

Kara Bruzdzinski �Howard High School �Site of internship: ØPhysiotherapy Associates �Mentor: ØAshley Romm, PT, DPT

I will discuss… �Internship �Cerebral palsy (CP) �Therapy options �Therapeutic exercise vs. functional/task-specific therapy �Research/Results �Future

Internship �Physiotherapy Associates �Dr. Ashley Romm �Observed Dr. Romm and learned different therapy techniques �Worked with patients, walking them through exercises and getting heat or ice

�Research Question: Ø What is the effect of therapeutic exercise versus functional/task-specific therapy on the mobility and functional skills of children with CP? �Hypothesis: Ø Children with CP receiving a functional/taskspecific physical therapy program will improve more in mobility and functional skills than children receiving a therapeutic exercise program.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) �No known cure �Most common disorder �Caused by damage of the developing brain �Affects ability to move, learn, and speak

Treatment Options for CP �Physical Therapy �Medicine �Surgery

Research Application �No accepted therapy �Better understanding of which therapies to use

Research Primary: �Interviews with five pediatric physical therapists: � Revealed that a combination of therapies is the most effective �“Any activity a child is doing should be structured to improve a functional skill” (Moldenhauer) �“Children are motivated by play; however, function is important as well” (Williams)

Research (cont. ) Secondary: �Conducted research on functional/task-specific therapy and therapeutic exercise �Examined studies testing the effectiveness of both �Found that a combination works best to improve functional skills

Analysis �The results of this research showed that a combination of physical therapy techniques is the most effective. �Functional/task-specific therapy: works towards achieving a functional goal �Therapeutic exercise: engages the child; fun, while focusing on the underlying function

Conclusion �Pediatric physical therapists should use a combination of therapeutic exercise and functional/task-specific when working with children with CP.

My Future �Biology �Pediatric Physical Therapy

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