Volume 28, Issue 2, Summer

Ankle-Foot Orthotics Are Not Always Suitable for Children with Cerebral Palsy Kristie Bjornson, from the University of Washington in Seattle and the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, discusses findings about using orthotics in a community setting from a randomised study of children with cerebral palsy “Guided Discovery” through Collaborative Choice Helps Children with Downs Syndrome and Intellectual Impairment Learn to Ride Bikes Joyce McGill Evans, Professor Emerita from University of Alberta, talks about a study in which the “CO-OP” (Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance) method was used to help adolescents with cerebral palsy learn how to ride bikes. Childhood Toe-Walking Explored by Measuring Vibration Perception Claire Behnke from Phoenix Arizona reports findings from an investigation of distal vibration perception among children who “toe walk” Teenager’s Obesity Was Associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Kathleen Galloway from Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee voices her concerns raised by a case of carpal tunnel syndrome found in an obese teenager.  Study Finds Timed Up and Go Test Found Fit for Purpose Adina Itzkowitz, senior physical therapist and co-ordinator of clinical education at the New York City Department of Education discusses an investigation of the TUG test to help monitor childhood development. Weight Gain Prevention Success in School Age African-American Children Peggy Pope, from Tallahassee, a County Schools Clinical Physical Therapist and Adjunct Professor at Florida A & M University describes the dietary and activity training methods they used to help 222 school-age children avoid gaining weight.