This article analyzes a study conducted by physical therapists, Christy, Chapman, and Murphy (2012), at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in the Birmingham Children’s Health System, on the use of intense physical therapy in children who had cerebral palsy. The physical therapists were testing to see if intense physical therapy had an effect on gross motor function, community walking and participation. Physical therapy is commonly used with children who have cerebral palsy. It has been under question for some time if the intensity, frequency, and timing could result in a functional gain in children. In this study, intense physical therapy is defined as four hours a day of therapy, for five days a week over the course of three weeks (Christy,
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The group consisted of nine boys and eight girls, all Caucasian. The children were split into two equal groups, and each was given a pretest and a post-test. Four weeks after the pretest the subjects were tested to see if they retained the therapy they received. Three months later, was a reflection period to see if the intervention was affected by outside factors. This experiment was not blinded, but it remained unbiased because the tester and the therapist had no contact. Researchers saw that patients did improve in gross motor skills, but participators did not improve in community ambulation after being treated with intense physical therapy intervention (Christy, Chapman, & Murphy, 2012). This article has strong authority, and the authors pulled information from different credible sources, so it was published in various medical journals and books that are about intensive physical therapy intervention and suit therapy. Near the end of the article the author states that there was no conflict of interest while writing and conducting this study (Christy, Chapman, & Murphy, 2012). In the end, the study showed that suit therapy does help improve gross motor …show more content…
In this study, six children were randomly selected, and each fulfilled the age criteria (three to seven) as well as spasticity of the lower extremities of the body (Gapyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). The method of this study was for each child to receive physiotherapy at nursery school, starting at ten minutes and progressing to thirty-five minutes (Gapeyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). During the therapy, the children wore customized suits. The main areas researchers wished to study improvement in were balance, symmetry, muscle strength, posture, muscle tone, and gait pattern (Gapeyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). Over a period of three months, these criteria were studied and analyzed. The overall conclusion drawn was that no statistically significant difference occurred in these categories. There was general improvement in gait and stride length; also, significant improvement was measured in hip abduction, knee joint external rotation, and foot progression angle (Gapeyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). In conclusion, improvement did occur in several areas for children age three to six when suit therapy was used as an intervention. The authors of this article lend credibility because they are employed at the Institute of Exercise Biology and
The group consisted of nine boys and eight girls, all Caucasian. The children were split into two equal groups, and each was given a pretest and a post-test. Four weeks after the pretest the subjects were tested to see if they retained the therapy they received. Three months later, was a reflection period to see if the intervention was affected by outside factors. This experiment was not blinded, but it remained unbiased because the tester and the therapist had no contact. Researchers saw that patients did improve in gross motor skills, but participators did not improve in community ambulation after being treated with intense physical therapy intervention (Christy, Chapman, & Murphy, 2012). This article has strong authority, and the authors pulled information from different credible sources, so it was published in various medical journals and books that are about intensive physical therapy intervention and suit therapy. Near the end of the article the author states that there was no conflict of interest while writing and conducting this study (Christy, Chapman, & Murphy, 2012). In the end, the study showed that suit therapy does help improve gross motor …show more content…
In this study, six children were randomly selected, and each fulfilled the age criteria (three to seven) as well as spasticity of the lower extremities of the body (Gapyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). The method of this study was for each child to receive physiotherapy at nursery school, starting at ten minutes and progressing to thirty-five minutes (Gapeyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). During the therapy, the children wore customized suits. The main areas researchers wished to study improvement in were balance, symmetry, muscle strength, posture, muscle tone, and gait pattern (Gapeyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). Over a period of three months, these criteria were studied and analyzed. The overall conclusion drawn was that no statistically significant difference occurred in these categories. There was general improvement in gait and stride length; also, significant improvement was measured in hip abduction, knee joint external rotation, and foot progression angle (Gapeyeva, Mitt, Ereline, & Paasuke, 2013). In conclusion, improvement did occur in several areas for children age three to six when suit therapy was used as an intervention. The authors of this article lend credibility because they are employed at the Institute of Exercise Biology and