Infant constraint induced movement therapy: Lessons learned from clinical implementation

Issue title: Pediatric Constraint Induced Movement Therapy: Harnessing Adaptive Neuroplasticity

Guest editors: Frank S. Pidcock

Article type: Case Report

Authors: Reidy, Teressa Garcia^* | Carney, Joan | Whiston, Nicole | Naber, Erin

Affiliations: Fairmount Rehabilitation Programs, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Teressa Garcia Reidy, Fairmount Rehabilitation Programs, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 1750 East Fairmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA. Tel.: +1 443 923 4555; Fax: +1 443 923 4415; E-mail:reidy@kennedykrieger.org

Abstract: Current evidence supports the efficacy of pediatric constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) for toddlers and children but little has been published about its use in early intervention with children eighteen months and younger. This paper and case report describes the clinical experience of developing and executing a modified pediatric CIMT intervention with infants under 18 months old. This is an emerging area of practice that is showing positive trends with initial cases.

Keywords: Hemiplegia, infant, constraint induced, early intervention

DOI: 10.3233/PRM-170411

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 61-67, 2017