Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
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To examine the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on impairments and functional skills of a 13-year-old child with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). ⋯ These findings indicate that NMES was an effective therapeutic technique to improve strength and motor function of a child with spastic diplegic CP.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the gross motor development of infants who slept supine and spent different amounts of time in the prone position when awake. ⋯ Gross motor performance as measured by the AIMS was more advanced in infants who slept supine and had been placed in the prone position when awake than in infants who slept supine but had limited or no experience in the prone position while awake. The influence of awake positioning needs to be considered when interpreting the developmental motor performance of infants who are six months old.