Improvement of functional sitting position for children with cerebral palsy.
Twenty-three children with cerebral palsy were photographed and video-filmed in six different sitting positions--including a hypothetical functional position--and the video-films and photographs were analysed. It was found that pathological movements were minimised and postural control and arm and hand function best when the child was sitting in a forward-tipped seat, with a firm backrest supporting the pelvis, arms supported against a table and feet permitted to move backward.
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Boden College of Health and Caring Sciences, Sweden.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D014910:Wheelchairs