For children with cerebral palsy who cannot write legibly, apply physical therapy interventions improving trunk stability and control to support upper-limb coordination and fine motor skills¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

In the rehabilitation field, the article proposes that children with cerebral palsy who cannot produce legible handwriting be given appropriate sitting postures through physical therapy that improves trunk stability and control. Such interventions are expected to stabilize coordinated upper-limb movements and hand fine motor skills, potentially enabling more legible handwriting and increasing self-esteem, classroom participation, and academic achievement.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Physical therapy interventions that improve the stability and control ability of the trunk

Constraints¶

• This application is proposed by the author for the rehabilitation field; it was not tested in this study

Target Learners¶

• children with cerebral palsy

Target Learning Goals¶

• legible handwriting
• classroom participation and academic achievement

Claims¶

• Fine motor precision and manual dexterity are positively correlated with handwriting legibility in preschool children, and Functional Dexterity Test time is inversely correlated [+W]
• In stepwise multiple regression, fine motor precision accounts for about sixty percent and Functional Dexterity Test time about four percent of handwriting legibility in preschool children [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Seo S-M. (2018). The effect of fine motor skills on handwriting legibility in preschool age children. J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 30: 324–327. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/