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Movement training for better feet reaching in preterm infants

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March 2013

Movement training for better feet reaching in preterm infants

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:19| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Exploring Objects With Feet Advances Movement in Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phys Ther. 2009 Oct;89(10):1027-38. Epub 2009 Aug 27.

Contributing Authors:
JC Heathcock JC Galloway

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26 preterm infants were randomized to receive either an 8 week movement training program or an 8 week social training program. This RCT was designed to assess the effect of these training programs on feet reaching. The results from this study indicated that movement training in preterm infants leads to an increase in foot-toy contact when compared to the social training program. This study demonst...

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