Study Abstract: Based on a qualitative research project guided by grounded theory methodology, this article describes parents' participation in home therapy programs recommended by physical and occupational therapists. The study involved in-depth interviews with 8 parents and 4 therapists of children with cerebral palsy. The parents reported that in the initial stages of adjustment to the diagnosis, they were typically overwhelmed by their situation and unable to participate in providing activities at home for their child
Study to compare rates, nature, and mechanisms of school injuries in children with and without disabilities. Conclusions: For children with disabilities, physical impairment may play a greater role than cognitive impairment in managing risk for injury at school. Individual education programs (IEP), developed for children in special education, could be tailored to include injury prevention strategies.
Erhardt Developmental Products - Videos and other Materials about Child Development and Children with Disabilities - Produces and distributes a variety of materials for working with children who have developmental and multiple disabilities.
The leading source of paediatric information publishing on child neurodisability and developmental medicine Publishers of Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Clinics in Developmental Medicine
The Canadian MEDEK Center and Physiotherapy Clinicis a specialized clinic providing physical therapy services for children with movement disorders. We believe that independent mobility is the key to a life of quality, and that mobility act as the vehicle for a child's cognitive, emotional and social development.
National professional organization representing more than 74,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.
Canadian company that specializes in the design, fabrication and fitting of complex orthopedic devices for persons with physical disabilities. Operates three divisions" Mobility Division - Now carries a variety of mobility devices which includes the Standing Dani ® which is a mobile stander, Meywalk® walker and the SMART Walker ™ Orthosis . AOD is the most experienced facility in North America with gait training orthoses and currently offers an educational course on these devices.
Special Needs Strollers, Toys and Adaptive Equipment. Products ranging from rehab supplies to treatment tables, special needs car seats, indoor swings, adaptive therapy producs, standing, seating, and positioning products. Wide selection of products including gait trainers, mats, adaptive tricycles, special needs chairs, wheelchair desks, bath chairs and more
Provides special utensils and products for children with feeding and oral motor disorders including the Johnson Therapeutic Textured Spoon, shallow bowls and utensils that provide oral-sensory stimulation with feeding
Current ongoing study being conducted to determine whether the plasticity of autologous intrathecal hematopoietic cells would improve the neurologic evolution of the pediatric patients with hypoxic ischemic brain injury.
Duke University and Multicenter, Open-label Study to Investigate the Safety,
Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Lacosamine (LCM) Oral Solution (syrup) as Adjunctive Therapy in Children with Partial Onset Seizures. This study is being done to test the safety of the study drug Lacosamide (LCM) syrup and how the body processes it.
Baclofen Efficacy and Safety Trials - Pediatric Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Oral Baclofen for the Treatment of Spasticity Associated with Cerebral Palsy (BEST-PK/PD)
Medical College of Georgia researchers are conducting a clinical trial to determine whether an infusion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood can improve the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy.
Study conducted and completed to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of Axid Oral Solution versus placebo in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants age 30 days up to 1 year.
Study being sponsored by the University of New Mexico. Hypothesis: one-dose pamidronate will prevent post-operative bone loss in children at risk for low bone density