Pediatric Physical Therapy Podcast

Findings from a study looking at a method of ensuring physical therapists can more easily implement evidence-based guideline therapy for children with cerebral palsy has been published in Pediatric Physical Therapy journal.   First author Michelle Jackman PhD, Occupational Therapist & Research Fellow, at the Cerebral Palsy Research Institute of University of Sydney, Australia and the CP Alliance R...

"Inclusion, Participation, Belonging = Surviving, Thriving, Flourishing" Toby Long PhD tells podcast anchor Sarah Maxwell about the role physical therapists play in helping children with impairments participate in day-to-day life: the theme she addressed in her lecture to the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy for the prestigious Ann Van Sant Global Scientific Writing Lectureship, now documente...

Volume 35, Number 4 Creator:  Pediatric Physical Therapy, September 2023, Volume 35, Issue 4   INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION Studio Guest: Linda Fetters PhD PT FAPTA , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, Pediatric Physical Therapy Editor-in-Chief, adds her comments and reflections on clinical implications arising from the research discussed in the podcast by Pediatric Phy...

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Studio Guest: Linda Fetters PhD, PT, FAPTA University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Pediatric Physical Therapy Editor-in-Chief. Linda begins this special edition of the podcast by talking about our inspiring former leader, the late Cindy Miles, President of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy at the American Physical Therapy Association.   Author Interviews...

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION Amy Bailes, PT PhD Director of Physical Therapy Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH "Inpatient Physical Therapy After Orthopedic Lower Extremity Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy" A new study in Pediatric Physical Therapy reveals the proportion of children with cerebral palsy having physical therapy during inpatient stay after th...

Dana Tischler , PT, DPT, MS, PCS, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT, USA "Quality of Life, Participation, and Individualized Support in a Community-Based Yoga Class: A Case Series" Physical therapy researchers in Utah have been trialling a ten-week yoga training class as therapy for children with impairments. In it, they assessed quality...

1: Jaclyn Megan Sions, PT DPT PhD, Clinical Research Scientist, Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Characterizing Pain among Adolescents and Young Adults with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Primary study objectives were to characterize pain and explore differences between adolescents and adults with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and evaluate associ...

Creator : Pediatric Physical Therapy Volume 34 Issue 2 Duration : 56:10secs INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Ketaki Inamdar MPT, Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Movement Science Program, Motor Development Lab, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Effect of Contingency Paradigm–Based Interventions on Developmental Outcomes in Young Infants: A Systematic Review The purpose o...

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Karina Amani Zapata DPT PhD, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas "The Observational Gait Scale Can Help Determine the GMFCS Level in Children With Cerebral Palsy" The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the Observational Gait Scale and Gross Motor Function Classification System in children who are walking and with cerebral palsy....

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Lindsay Pietruszewski PT DPT , Research Physical Therapist Center for Perinatal Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH TITLE:  Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination Clinical Use to Recommend Therapist Assessment of Functional Hand Asymmetries DESCRIPTION:  To determine whether in clinical settings, asymmetry scores derived from the Hammersmith Infa...

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Maxime Robert PhD , Assistant Professor, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada TITLE: Intensive bimanual intervention for children who have undergone hemispherectomy surgery: A pilot study DESCRIPTION: To conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an intensive bimanual intervention on upper limb function in children who have undergone hemispherectom...

Interviews in this edition: 1. Amy F Bailes , PT PhD, Physical Therapist, Division of Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. "Describing the Delivery of Evidence-based Physical Therapy Intervention to Individuals with Cerebral Palsy" . Analysis of a large dataset of real-world experience from physical therapy sessions among chil...

Interviews in this edition: Andrea Baraldi Cunha , Research Associate, Department of Physical Therapy, Biomechanics & Movement Science Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Title: "A Novel Means-End Problem-Solving Assessment Tool for Early Intervention: Evaluation of Validity, Reliability, and Sensitivity" Introduction: A new, simple tool could potentially help screen for motor delay quick...

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION: Physical Therapy Management of Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association First Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline for physical therapy management of childhood Developmental Coordination Disorder. Lisa Dannemiller tell...

Pediatric Physical Therapy  July 2020, Volume 32, Issue 3; INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION : Agnes McConlogue Ferro, DPT, PCS , Clinical Associate Professor, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York State. TITLE :  A Structured Goal-Setting Process to Promote Functional and Measurable Outcomes in School-Based Physical Therapy: A Knowledge Translation Study The aims of this knowledge translation st...

INTERVEWS IN THIS EDITION : Afnan Gmmash BSPT MS , Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington TITLE : Challenges Faced by Therapists Providing Services for Infants With or at Risk for Cerebral Palsy The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges physical therapists and occupational therapists have in providing early intervention for infants with or at risk f...

INTERVEWS IN THIS EDITION Pediatric Physical Therapy October 2019 Volume 31 Issue 4 Providing Best Practice in Neonatal Intensive Care and Follow up: A clinician-researcher collaboration RICMOND, VA—Experience from the NICU on communicating and implementing new research into the clinic (knowledge translation) shows that clinicians and researchers can benefit from working together. INTERVIEWEE: Sha...

INTERVIEWS IN THIS EDITION Sandra Jensen-Willett PT MS PCS Director of Physical Therapy, Munroe Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE Sitting Matters! Differences Between Sitters and Nonsitters at 6 Months' Adjusted "This retrospective study examines differences in prematurity-related risk and compares developmental outcomes between sitters and non-sitters at 6 months ad...

Validity of the Early Activity Scale for Endurance and the Six-Minute Walk Test for children with cerebral palsy Two well known tests of function in children with cerebral palsy: the Early Activity Scale for Endurance—EASE—and the Six-Minute Walk Test have been compared in a validation study for assessing children with cerebral palsy by functional ability level, sex, and age. The author of a new r...

Does Weight Status Impact Metabolic Health in Adolescents When Controlling for Physical Fitness? Adolescent overweight and obesity and its correlation with metabolic syndrome—the collection of signs from simple tests that predict for diabetes, heart disease and other non-communicable conditions later in life—has been researched by a group of pediatric physical therapists and a multidisciplinary te...