title: Remind to move - A novel treatment on hemiplegic arm functions in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A randomized cross-over study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of 'remind to move' treatment on hemiplegic arm function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve students with unilateral CP aged 6-18 were recruited from a special school and randomly assigned into two groups. Participants in the experimental group underwent a 3-week sensory cueing treatment followed by a 3-week sham treatment. Participants in the waitlist group completed the sham treatment first followed by the sensory-cueing treatment. There was a 4-week washout period between treatments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both functional hand use and arm impairment level significantxly improved after the 3-week sensory cueing treatment for the combined sample between groups. However, no significant carryover effects were found for either treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Three weeks of 'remind to move' treatment is useful in improving hemiplegic arm function and quantity of hand use in children with unilateral CP but the long-term carryover effect requires further investigation.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR and.|b Department of Occupational Therapy , Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Hospital , China.
authors.forename: An-Qin Vicky
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong SAR and.
authors.forename: Nai-Kuen Kenneth
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012677:Sensation; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Developmental nonuse; hemiplegia; sensory cueing; unilateral cerebral palsy; upper limb task practice