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hi all,
I'm a new physiotherapist & i need to improve my experiance in pediatric PT particularly neonates.
in Jordan we have no specialist in pediatric PT. I would appreciate if you can provide me with literature or books to help train myself further in this field. Additionally, if you know of any courses to either attend or do on the internet, please let me know.
dear Tama,
First of all I would recommend the following book as the most complete english book I know of:
Physical Therapy for Children 3rd Edition including DVD Campbell, Vanderlinden & Palisano
Physical Therapy for Children - Elsevier
Test manuals: (both manuals are a must have)
for young infants:1. AIMS Motor Assessment of the developing infant. Saunders 1994 Piper M.C., Darrah J. www.elsevier.com
for children with many disorders:2. GMFM Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM 66 & GMFM 88 manual) including 3 DVD´s go to
GMFM Users' Manual - CanChild
QUEST CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research quality upper extremity skills test (free download)
classification systems:free access and downloads:
1. Gross Motor Function Classification System. Free access and downloading CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
On the same website a lot of information on DCD
2. MACS MACS - Manual Ability Classification System Manual ablitity classification systems
More books:
1.Muscle strength testing in children- developing and evaluation of a motor performance test for myopathy.
w. v.d. Beld isbn. 90-9020726-0 at Quickprint BV Nijmegen Holland
2.Children with Cerebral Palsy: a functional approach to physical therapy. M. Ketelaar Academische Uitgeverij Eburon
3.Motor Control: Theory and practical applications
Shumway- Cook A, Woolacott M. third edition
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Home Page
4.Postural Control: A Key Issue in Developmental Disorders
Hadders-Algra, Mijna / Carlberg, Eva Brogen Wiley::Postural Control : A Key Issue in Developmental Disorders
I can highly recommend the following websites:
1. Karen E. Adolph > Home with more on variability, in my opinion one of the most important factors to take into consideration whilst treating children, on website all about the work of Karen Adolphs, a wonderful person as well as a very good scientist.....
2.www.skillsforactions.com with lots of practical advice on handling children of all ages. By enrolling to this website you can obtain a lot of practical and theoretical information for a small amount of money.
3.Global HELP : Health-Education Using Low-Cost Publications a site with a lot of free information in many languages.
I hope and wish that this will give you some help for the future.
kind regards
Esther
A big thanks for you Esther for your care .