Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Training - Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE)

We have expanded our research to include rehabilitation of both the upper and lower extremities in children with cerebral palsy and spinal muscular atrophy, with very encouraging results.

Most recently, we completed a collaboration with Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland, Oregon, examining how therapy dosage affects motor learning and long-term retention in children with bilateral cerebral palsy. This study evaluated whether children receiving Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Training Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) showed lasting improvements in functional motor skills, activity, and self-confidence when therapy was delivered either in a 3-week intensive camp or over 15 weeks. In both formats, children received a total of 90 hours of training.

Building on this work, we are now focusing on the effectiveness of HABIT-ILE for children with spinal muscular atrophy, delivered either in a 3-week intensive camp or over 15 weeks.

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