Mobility is crucial to maintaining independent living. Physical mobility would be impaired by a number of conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy. Mobility impairment is a disabling condition which can affect children in several ways. If a child is physically disabled, it may affect the mobility, impact their lifestyle, education and development throughout their life. Due to an impairment in physical, children with cerebral palsy can face many consequences. As a result of cerebral palsy, many children experience problems with coordination and balance. They often experience other restrictions such as special dietary requirements and use of relevant assistive devices such as wheelchairs, crutches, and walking
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In order to keep the children with physical disabilities to engage in learning, provide additional time for activity and for transportation, positive nurturing environment, easy access to material and independence to explore. Second, children with physical disability also experience problem with the psychological factors such as motivation, self -confidence, and social interaction. Children who are socially rejected and victimized by their peers often are preoccupied with their isolation experience high level of difficulties maintaining positive social interaction, and have lower self-esteem ( Koman, L.A., Beth, P.S., & Shilt, J.S., 2004). The children may also find difficult to engage in high level of socio-dramatic play because of difficulty in mobility. Moreover, these children may not be able to respond to initiations by others and may be perceived by other children as not wanting to interact which can limit the opportunity for social activities. Thus, if a child receives an opportunity to participate in activities in a non-segregated environment can have greater impact upon his progress and performance in the school. Next, Children with physical impairment have profound effects on entire family which includes parents, siblings and other family members. Parents of a disabled children have increased stress than parents of non-disabled children. Because of taking care of disabled child, the mother can’t work outside of the house. It also leads to a …show more content…
One of the best collaborative care provider is the My child at Cerebral Palsy.org, which offers physical therapy to treat children with cerebral palsy who experience difficulty with mobility, function, and balance. Their rehabilitation program helps to strengthen the large muscles such arms, legs, and abdomen. Their main goal is to improve mobility, gait, posture by using variety of techniques such as exercise, stretches, adaptive equipment, and use of hot and cold application which helps the child to maximize independence. Next, occupational therapist helps the child to perform tasks required in the normal course of a day by boosting their self-esteem and confidence, maintaining social connectedness, and funding for assistive technology process including purchasing, training in-device use and follow-up. Occupational therapy helps the child to develop workable routine, to interact with others, and to perform tasks independently (Esther M.J. Steultjens, Dekker, J., Bouter, L. M., Jos CM Van, D. N., Brigitte L.M. Lambregts, & Cornelia HM Van, D. E. (2004). Finally, neurologists helps the child by checking that their brain is sending proper signal to rest of body. Perry, S. E.,
In order to keep the children with physical disabilities to engage in learning, provide additional time for activity and for transportation, positive nurturing environment, easy access to material and independence to explore. Second, children with physical disability also experience problem with the psychological factors such as motivation, self -confidence, and social interaction. Children who are socially rejected and victimized by their peers often are preoccupied with their isolation experience high level of difficulties maintaining positive social interaction, and have lower self-esteem ( Koman, L.A., Beth, P.S., & Shilt, J.S., 2004). The children may also find difficult to engage in high level of socio-dramatic play because of difficulty in mobility. Moreover, these children may not be able to respond to initiations by others and may be perceived by other children as not wanting to interact which can limit the opportunity for social activities. Thus, if a child receives an opportunity to participate in activities in a non-segregated environment can have greater impact upon his progress and performance in the school. Next, Children with physical impairment have profound effects on entire family which includes parents, siblings and other family members. Parents of a disabled children have increased stress than parents of non-disabled children. Because of taking care of disabled child, the mother can’t work outside of the house. It also leads to a …show more content…
One of the best collaborative care provider is the My child at Cerebral Palsy.org, which offers physical therapy to treat children with cerebral palsy who experience difficulty with mobility, function, and balance. Their rehabilitation program helps to strengthen the large muscles such arms, legs, and abdomen. Their main goal is to improve mobility, gait, posture by using variety of techniques such as exercise, stretches, adaptive equipment, and use of hot and cold application which helps the child to maximize independence. Next, occupational therapist helps the child to perform tasks required in the normal course of a day by boosting their self-esteem and confidence, maintaining social connectedness, and funding for assistive technology process including purchasing, training in-device use and follow-up. Occupational therapy helps the child to develop workable routine, to interact with others, and to perform tasks independently (Esther M.J. Steultjens, Dekker, J., Bouter, L. M., Jos CM Van, D. N., Brigitte L.M. Lambregts, & Cornelia HM Van, D. E. (2004). Finally, neurologists helps the child by checking that their brain is sending proper signal to rest of body. Perry, S. E.,