Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Movement Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Paperback) By (author) Sieglinde Martin

Full bibliographic data for Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Movement Disorders

Title

Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Movement Disorders

Subtitle

A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Authors and contributors

By (author) Sieglinde Martin

Physical properties

Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 237
Width: 280 mm
Height: 215 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 596 g

Audience

General/trade
Professional and scholarly

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9781890627720
ISBN 10: 1890627720

Classifications

BISAC category code: MED003060
BIC subject category: MJW
BISAC category code: MED069000
Dewey: 618.92836
Nielsen BookScan Product Class: S3.8
BICMainSubject: MJN
BISAC category code: FAM012000

Illustrations note

250 b/w photos

Publisher

Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.

Imprint name

Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.

Publication date

01 July 2006

Publication City/Country

Bethesda, MD/US

Main description

Written by an experienced physical therapist, this practical guide gives parents the keys they need to help their child with cerebral palsy or another developmental delay master gross motor skills beginning in infancy. Organized in the sequence children acquire gross motor skills, this guide explains how motor development unfolds, and how cerebral palsy can affect this development. There are dozens of illustrated exercises that can help children gradually strengthen back, neck and tummy muscles and then master motor skills, such as head control, sitting, crawling, standing, and walking. While parents can and should practice these exercises at home, the author stresses how success is dependent on parents and therapist working together. Real-life vignettes provide examples of how parents, children, and physical therapists interact, what difficulties can arise and how to try and work through them. The author guides parents step-by-step through techniques and practical exercises that address such issues as: · head control · muscle tone · proper positioning · involuntary movements · stretching and flexibility · balance and coordination · strength training Each chapter includes a section of frequently asked questions by parents, and the final chapter covers important topics such as the medical management of spasticity, serial casting, bracing, neuromuscular electrical stimulation and surface electromyography. Consistent and regular practice of motor exercises is crucial for a child with CP to reach their motor potential; this practical guide makes it easy for parents and other caregivers to reinforce at home the exercises introduced by a child's physical therapist.

Table of contents

Introduction; Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy; Gross Motor Development; Obstacles to Motor Development; Helping Your Child Learn Motor Skills; Flexible Muscles and Joints; Head-Up; Happy Baby in Back-lying; Tummy Time; Guarding Against Falls; Sitting Pretty; Getting Up and Crawling; Leg Exercises and Standing with Arm Support; Balance; Standing without Arm Support and Walking; Walking and More; Extra Strengthening and Having Fun; Additional Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy; Index.