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PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 362-368Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181bfae4c
Keywords
child development; exploratory behavior; infant behavior; locomotion; mobility limitations; physical therapy/methods; robotics; spina bifida/open
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- National Science Foundation [0745833]
- Early Learning Center
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci [0745833] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Purpose: Power mobility is a critical assistive technology for many children with special needs. Our previous work suggests that certain infants younger than the age 1 year of age can participate in formal power mobility training. Key Points: This case report describes the feasibility of providing a power mobility training program with a young infant with spina bifida. Specifically, we longitudinally quantified the infant's driving ability with a joystick-controlled device (UD1), using UD1's onboard computer and video camera from an infant's age of 7 to 12 months. During the training period, the infant improved in all driving variables. The infant's Bayley III cognition and language scores also increased at a rate greater than his chronological age. Conclusions/Implications for Clinical Practice: These results suggest that power mobility training within the first year of life may be appropriate for certain populations at risk of immobility. (Pediatr Phys Ther 2009;21:362-368)
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