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Seating Position and Hand Function in Cerebral Palsy
Author(s) -
Seeger Barry R.,
Falkner Pam,
Caudrey David J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1982.tb01403.x
Subject(s) - cerebral palsied , cerebral palsy , position (finance) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , function (biology) , hand position , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , finance , evolutionary biology , economics , biology
Literature concerning the seating requirements for cerebral palsied children is reviewed. Three basic guidelines for correct seating, namely, seat base angle, backrest angle and seat flexion angle were isolated for investigation. These three factors were then taken as a basis for an experiment on the effects of seating position on hand function of a cerebral palsied adolescent. The method of testing and results are discussed and conclusions drawn on further tests that are required to investigate this experimental hypothesis.