Julio Goris Wolcott Spring 2013 ENC 1102 MWF 9:30 am- 10:20 am Annotated Bibliography The topic

I chose to study was physical therapy, but more specifically the smaller group of pediatric physical therapy. This is a very dynamic community with many different ideologies, theories, and statistics being bounced around from therapist to therapist. Conversations in this group touch on several different topics, and most of the articles are written by credentialed physical therapists that have experience in this particular field. These articles are meant to inform other members of this community of potential problems, alternative ways to tackle issues, and statistics that may uncover trends and lead to more awareness or the effectiveness of something. Members of this community include pediatric physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and the families of the patients that are treated, in addition to the place of employment of the PTs (physical therapists) and the PTAs (physical therapist assistants). Broggi, Michelle B., Ronald Sabatelli. Parental perceptions of the parent-therapist relationship: effects on outcomes of early intervention. August 2010. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics. 30: 234-247. CINAHL. Web. This article was written by Michelle B. Broggi, PT, PhD and is an assistant professor in the department of physical therapy at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, and Ronald Sabatelli, PhD, is a professor in the School of Family Studies at the University of

Connecticut. The article is documentation of their study of 39 parents of children with identified motor delays and how they reacted to two different types of EI (Early Intervention) programs. The two different styles studied were a collaborative typology and a distant typology, and the study showed that the parents felt less stress when using the collaborative style, in addition to the feeling that it was more family-oriented. Their conclusion at the end of the study was that measuring two specific relationship characteristics, satisfaction and control, may be helpful when trying to conceptualize and evaluate the parent-therapist relationship, which means that they are implying that how happy the parents are with the EI program, and the amount of things that can be dictated by the parents, the closer the relationship may be between the physical therapist and the parents of the child in need. I believe this article contributes greatly to the pediatric physical therapy community because it gives proof of how important a close relationship between a PT and the parents of the patient truly is, and this particular study shows one way in which PTs, as well as PTAs in some instances, can accomplish this.

Lee, H., & Galloway, J. (2012). Early Intensive Postural and Movement Training Advances Head Control in Very Young Infants. Physical Therapy, 92(7), 935-947.

In this article, Lee and Galloway studied 22 full-term healthy infants every other week for one to four months and gave them a TIMP (Test of Infant Motor Performance) score. Some were given 20 minutes of daily postural and movement activities and some had 20 minutes of social interaction for four weeks. At the end of the experiment, they noted that the group that had the postural and movement activities had higher TIMP scores during and after the experiment than the group only

having social interacting did. This is important to the conversation because lower TIMP scores can be an indicator of problems to come in the future regarding the development of the child. Grounding

Lobo, Michelle A., Regina T. Harbourne, Stacey C. Dusing, Sarah Westcott McCoy.

Early Intervention: Physical Therapy Cannot Just Be About Motor Skills Anymore. 2013. Physical Therapy. 93: 94-103. CINAHL. Web.

This article focused on how physical therapy for infants and small children should be not only about developing their motor skills, but it should also encompass and touch on perceptual-motor behaviors. Doing this they believe, will help small children with special needs have less developmental delays in the future. To me this is a good part of the pediatric physical therapy conversation that is going on, because it touches on something new, and gives the therapists and health care providers something to think about. This article contributes a point that the authors are hoping other PTs will recognize as useful and important, and a new ideology that is recommended to be implemented for the better development of their very young patients.

Kenyon, L. K., & Blackinton, M. T. (2011). Applying motor-control theory to physical therapy practice: a case report. Physiotherapy Canada, 63(3), 345-354.

This article is a case report that was done on a 5-year old boy with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy that was entering kindergarten. The parents were concerned with the safety of the boy being on the playground and doing things like playing on the slide, so motor-control theory was used to guide the physical theory designed to help the child be able to climb up the slide with little problem. The boy ended up being to complete the task using a modified movement pattern, and the

findings of the report were that some theories may be able to be integrated into clinical practice in order to better help the patient. For that reason, I believe this can be an important conversation, because it brings a new way of thinking into the mix.

Wu, W., Wang, C., Chen, C., Lai, C., Yang, P., & Guo, L. 2012. Influence of Therapy Ball Seats on Attentional Ability in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal Of Physical Therapy Science, 24(11), 1177-1182. This article is about a study done in Taiwan by the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital involving children with ADHD, or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. They studied the P300 in electroencephalography (EEG) and reaction time (RT) in these children, and used methods such as event-related potential (ERP) recordings to reach their conclusions. They found out that normal children had a faster RT while sitting in a chair, and children with ADHD had a faster RT while sitting on a therapy ball. To me, this article is important to the conversation because it displays a new perspective on kids with this disorder, and can be used to help with the learning and development of these children.