Arthroplasty of the Hip: A New Operation
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK From Low Friction to Low Frictional Torque “In a design of a load bearing…
Clinical Results
, Paul D. Siney1 and Patricia A. Fleming1 (1) The John Charnley Research Institute Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, UK The clinical results of this operation are so good that one often feels they…
Treatment procedures and management
Motor training Motor training in this chapter includes ‘hands-on’ treatment procedures called physiotherapy suggestions and therapeutic activities by anyone daily involved with a person with cerebral palsy, called management, or…
Assessment for therapy and daily function
Approach to assessment The framework for all assessments is outlined to synthesise various approaches. This avoids use of assessment methods focused on any one therapy system. The framework consists of…
Learning motor function
A child does not move by neurophysiology alone. The ability to move is also dependent on learning processes. Learning depends on active movement initiated by a child as much as…
A collaborative learning approach
Working with parents Today, therapists recognise the importance of working with the parents of each child and for some time home programmes have been shown to them (Collis l947; Finnie…
Management of deformity
Causes of deformities and aims of therapy and management (1) Immobility. (2) Hypotonicity. (3) Hypertonicity. (4) Weakness – general or specific. (5) Co-contraction and synergies (movement patterns). (6) Abnormal reflex…
The clinical picture for therapy and management
The motor dysfunction The brain damage results in disorganised and delayed development of the neurological mechanisms of postural control, balance and movement. The muscles activated for these motor aspects are…
Motor function and the child’s daily life
Motor function in feeding, dressing, toileting, washing, bathing, play and communication Those below are of particular significance, although all motor functions are needed (see Levitt 1994).Activate the motor abilities at…
Outline of treatment approaches
Muscle education and braces W.M. Phelps, an orthopaedic surgeon in Baltimore, was one of the pioneers in the treatment of cerebral palsy who encouraged physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists…
