Comparative effects of bilateral hand splints and an elbow orthosis on stereotypic hand movements and toy play in two children with Rett syndrome
| Autor: | Patricia A. Sharpe |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Orthotic Devices Elbow Rett syndrome Random Allocation Physical medicine and rehabilitation Occupational Therapy Hand splints medicine Rett Syndrome Humans Elbow orthosis Child Treatment design business.industry Stereotypic hand movements Anatomy medicine.disease Hand Orthotic device body regions Splints medicine.anatomical_structure Female business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 46(2) |
| ISSN: | 0272-9490 |
| Popis: | A single-subject rapidly alternating treatment design was used to compare the effectiveness of bilateral hand splints and an elbow orthosis in decreasing stereotypic hand behaviors and increasing toy play in 2 children with Rett syndrome. The subjects’ responses were compared across three treatment conditions: no intervention, hand splints, and elbow orthosis. The order of the treatment phases was randomly selected for each subject. Data were collected in both a free-time condition and a toy-play condition; the outcome measures were stereotypic hand movements and hand-to-toy contact. Both subjects demonstrated a decrease in stereotypic hand movements and a corresponding increase in toy contact with the use of the elbow orthosis. The bilateral hand splints had no obvious treatment effect. |
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