Dear everyone,

As many are aware, the ideas about treating children als paediatric physiotherapists (or pediatric physical therapists) differ greatly at this moment worldwide.

The following link is to a recent lecture mrs Diana Damiano called Activity,activity,activity, rethinking our physical therapy approach to Cerebral Palsy, presented at the AACPDM meeting in 2008.
(American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM))
In it all aspects of the new way (scientific) of looking at therapy.

http://depts.washington.edu/isei/ptr...eval.php?x=114

I think mrs Damiano has the gift of being able to describe the background and contents of this "new" approach in a very comprehensive manner.

For people that have been trained to work according to a "method" (as we all were at a certain time), it is a complete eyeopener. To many of us physio´s in the Netherlands, it certainly was when first introduced.

So much has changed since 1990´s. With all the new knowledge about the brain, the muscle, spasticity, plasticity, motor learning and the implementation of the ICF our profession has grown and developed. It is a fantastic time to be in, changing rapidly but for the best.

Hope you are all inspired by what mrs Damiano has to say.

This information and much much more can be found on the website of the International Society on Early Intervention. For more information go to http://depts.washington.edu/isei/.

"The primary purpose of the ISEI is to provide a framework and forum for professionals from around the world to communicate about advances in the field of early intervention. The membership of ISEI is composed of basic and clinical researchers relevant to the field of early intervention representing a diverse array of biomedical and behavioral disciplines, as well as clinicians and policy-makers in leadership positions. As such, linkages between basic science and applied research, interdisciplinary collaborations, and connections between research and practice are emphasized. To foster communication and research collaborations, the ISEI sponsors or co-sponsors international conferences, provides information about conferences relevant to the field of early intervention, publishes a membership directory, and has established an information exchange mechanism through the Internet. From time-to-time, the ISEI will publish books or reprint journal articles of special interest to its members." Quote from their website.

Esther

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