%0 Journal Article %1 Chakerian1993 %A Chakerian, D. L. %A Larson, M. A. %D 1993 %J Dev Med Child Neurol %K Arm; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Skills; Movement; Muscle Spasticity; Physical Therapy Modalities; Weight-Bearing %N 3 %P 216--229 %T Effects of upper-extremity weight-bearing on hand-opening and prehension patterns in children with cerebral palsy. %V 35 %X The purpose of this study was to determine whether upper-extremity weight-bearing has an effect on hand-opening and prehension patterns of children with spastic cerebral palsy. Children at the Bobath Centre (London) were studied. Effectiveness of intervention was determined by blind scoring of video-tapes of prehension components. Computer calculations of hand surface-area were done. There was an over-all increase in surface area, indicating an increased ability to open the hand; in addition, there was an increase in the maturity of movement components of prehension. These results provide relevant information about the application of upper-extremity weight-bearing.

@article{Chakerian1993, abstract = {The purpose of this study was to determine whether upper-extremity weight-bearing has an effect on hand-opening and prehension patterns of children with spastic cerebral palsy. Children at the Bobath Centre (London) were studied. Effectiveness of intervention was determined by blind scoring of video-tapes of prehension components. Computer calculations of hand surface-area were done. There was an over-all increase in surface area, indicating an increased ability to open the hand; in addition, there was an increase in the maturity of movement components of prehension. These results provide relevant information about the application of upper-extremity weight-bearing.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:14:44.000+0200}, author = {Chakerian, D. L. and Larson, M. A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22c8f037dd3c39b5b458f60ce031f073e/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {116b84d94801f7c2518a49f41db5e413}, intrahash = {2c8f037dd3c39b5b458f60ce031f073e}, journal = {Dev Med Child Neurol}, keywords = {Arm; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Skills; Movement; Muscle Spasticity; Physical Therapy Modalities; Weight-Bearing}, month = Mar, number = 3, pages = {216--229}, pmid = {8462755}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:14:44.000+0200}, title = {Effects of upper-extremity weight-bearing on hand-opening and prehension patterns in children with cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 35, year = 1993 }