Handbook of Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT): A Guide for Occupational Therapy and Health Care Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators - Softcover

Sharon Landesman Ramey; Patty Coker-Bolt; Stephanie C. DeLuca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569003467 ISBN 13: 9781569003466

Publisher: AOTA Press, 2013

Synopsis

Scientific findings strongly support pediatric CIMT as a treatment strategy that can--and often does--produce measurable benefits to children with impairment in the use of their upper extremities. This timely publication of the Handbook of Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) provides an integrative history about CIMT that includes its major research findings, theoretical underpinnings, practical guidelines for practitioners and health care providers, and peer-reviewed information for students preparing to be pediatric practitioners and educators.

Highlights include theory and history of CIMT for children with cerebral palsy; clinical applications, protocols, and individualization; collaboration and coordination with families and other professionals; and future for research, policy, and practice. This handbook also features an extensive evidence table related to pediatric CIMT and a flash drive with writable forms for documenting pediatric CIMT for clinical practice or research.

Drawing on decades of evidence and clinical experience, this work is the most comprehensive text available on constraint therapy for children.

About this title

About the Author

Sharon Landesman Ramey, PhD, is Distinguished Research Scholar of Human Development and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carillon Research Institute and Professor of Psychology at Virginia Tech. In the mid-1990s, while serving as the Founding Director of the Civitan International Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Ramey was the principal investigator on the first randomized controlled trial of pediatric CIMT and launched the UAB Pediatric Neuromotor Research Clinic.

Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Professions, Division of Occupational Therapy, at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has worked with children with disabilities for over 20 years as a special education teacher and pediatric occupational therapist.

Stephanie C. DeLuca, PhD, is a developmental psychologist who works to advance pediatric rehabilitation treatments. She has a faculty appointment at the Jefferson College of Health Science, where she helps prepare the next generation of occupational therapists and rehabilitation scientists.

Edition details

• Publisher: AOTA Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1569003467
• ISBN 13: 9781569003466
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 316