Therapeutic Exercise for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Barbara H. Connolly, Patricia Montgomery

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781630915766
• eBook ISBN: 9781040136126
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Inclusive Education

Therapeutic Exercise for Children With Developmental Disabilities has been expanded and updated to include everything a student or professional needs to know when working with children with developmental disabilities. Continuing the emphasis on evidence-based practice from the previous editions, this comprehensive Fourth Edition enhances critical thinking and evaluation skills.

Throughout the course of the text, Drs. Barbara H. Connolly and Patricia C. Montgomery present case studies of 5 children with various developmental disabilities to bring a problem-solving approach to each individual chapter topic. The case studies include 2 two children with cerebral palsy (GMFCS Levels I and V), a child with myelomeningocele, a child with Down syndrome, and a child with developmental coordination disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Each chapter's examination, evaluation, and intervention recommendations are accompanied by specific treatment objectives and therapeutic activities, plus a companion website with 17 videos, which contains 90 minutes of content to illustrate concepts. Recent research and clinical recommendations, as well as related references, are also provided in each chapter.

This Fourth Edition utilizes the American Physical Therapy Association's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0 and the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health--Children and Youth as its framework. The focus of the chapters is on children's participation and empowerment, rather than body function and structure.

Examples of new and updated topics in the Fourth Edition:
• Practice in the NICU
• Early mobility strategies
• Communication strategies with children and families
• Aquatic therapy
• Upper extremity constraint-induced therapy
• Mirror therapy
• Lower extremity treadmill training

With helpful videos, informative figures, and compelling case studies, Therapeutic Exercise for Children With Developmental Disabilities, Fourth Edition is the perfect resource for both students and practicing clinicians.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• About the Editors
• Contributing Authors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Foundational Sciences for Intervention
• Chapter 2 Examination and Evaluation Tests and Measures
• Chapter 3 Establishing Functional Goals and Organizing Intervention 3
• Chapter 4 Communications to Establish Rapport With Children and Their Families
• Chapter 5 The Children History and Tests/Measures 5
• Chapter 6 Applying the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0
• Chapter 7 Physical Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Chapter 8 The Influence of Oral, Pharyngeal, and Respiratory Functions
• Chapter 9 Sensory Considerations in Therapeutic Interventions
• Chapter 10 Developing Postural Control
• Chapter 11 Facilitating Early Mobility
• Chapter 12 Assessment and Development of Gait Skills
• Chapter 13 Promoting Upper Extremity Control
• Chapter 14 Selection and Use of Assistive Technology Devices
• Chapter 15 Physical Therapy in the Educational Environment Early Intervention and School-Based
• Chapter 16 Aquatic Therapy
• Chapter 17 The Children Physical Therapy Management 17
• Chapter 18 Issues in Aging in Individuals With Lifelong Disabilities 18
• Financial Disclosures
• Index